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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Diaby Mohamed. <ax18@officemailssmail.kr.tn>
Reply-To: <m.rahman010@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:27:23 +0400
Subject: Dear Sir,

Dear Sir,

Compliment of the season to you and your entire family, Asalam let me introduce myself to you because i know this mail will be as a surprise to you and I am sorry for my indulgence, my name is Mr. Diaby Mohamed. I am from the Republic of Ghana in West Africa i was a Banker with Eco Bank Limited Accra Ghana, but presently now living in The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh for Security reasons.

As a matter of fact i came across your Profile in a particular website after due consideration i decided to write you, the fact there is that a particular costumer of the Bank I work died about four years ago since he died nobody came forward for the claims of his money, my costumer was an Oil Pipe line Engineer with one of the Oil Companies here in Ghana before he died in a car accident he was keeping all his Banking Documents with me as a friend and a Customer, but after his dead nobody came Forward to claim his Funds I later found out that there is no Next Kin to stand for the Claims.

What i want from you is to stand as the Next of Kin to claim this Funds because i was in-charge of Foreign Currency Remittance in my Bank if you agree to the Deal after the claims you will

take 20% of the Total sum then me and my Partners involve in the Deal will take 70% of the Deal, then 10% will set aside for any accelerated expenses that be incurred by you or by me , the amount involve is 8.5 Million Dollars, if you agree to this deal then declare your interest to me for more Details on what will be needed from you , the deal is 100% risk free,every Transactions will be handle by me together with my Partners. If you are interested write me through

my personal email, m.rahman010@outlook.com

declaring your interest and Details about yourself.

Yours Sincerely.
Mr. Diaby Mohamed.

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