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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: "Ann Mohammad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ann.mohammad25@mail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:29:44 +0200
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR RESCUE,

HELLO MY DEAREST,


IT'S REALLY NICE MEETING YOU HERE MY NAME IS ANN MOHAMMAD.I AM THE ELDEST DAUGHTER
OF CHIEF DR BEUFORD MOHAMMAD A GOLD MERCHANT AND ALSO A KNOWN POLITICIAN IN MY
COUNTRY LIBERIA. MY DEAREST I CAME HERE WITH TRUST AND BELIEVE IN MY HEART THAT YOU
WILL BE IN THE BEST POSITION TO HELP ME OUT FROM THIS MESSED. IT ALL STARTED AFTER THE
DEATH OF MY DAD A LOVING AND CARING FATHER, MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. HE DIED ON THE
2ND OF SEPTEMBER 2013 DUE TO A HEART PROBLEM (CANCER OF THE HEART) BEFORE HIS DEATH
HE WAS A KNOWN POLITICIAN AND A GOLD MERCHANT HE WAS A WEALTHY HIS PRESENCE WILL
NEVER DEPART FROM MY HEART. BEFORE HIS DEATH HE WROTE A WILL AND WILLED EVERYTHING
HE HAD TO ME WHICH I NEVER KNEW UNTIL 1ST OF JULY 2014 WHEN HIS HONEST AND GENTLE
BARRISTER CALLED FOR A FAMILY MEETING TO READ HIS WILL. AFTER READING THE WILL THAT
WAS THE MOMENT I.


DISCOVERED HE WILLED EVERYTHING TO ME AND THAT IS THE SAME MOMENT I KNEW THAT I AM
AN ORPHAN FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS, THAT WAS THE MOMENT MY PROBLEM STARTED FROM THE
PEOPLE I CALLED MY AUNTY AND UNCLE.THEY TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME BOTH THE HOUSE AND
ALL OTHER PROPERTIES THEY KNEW ABOUT. I HAD NOTHING TO DO THAN TO ACCEPT IT WITH A
GOOD FAITH BECAUSE NO WHERE TO GO NO BROTHER NOR SISTER.NO UNCLE UNTIL 14TH OF JUNE
2015 AROUND 8:25AM HIS BARRISTER, BARRISTER PHILIP MENSAH CALLED ME AND GAVE ME AN
ENVELOPE TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I OPENED IT I SAW A BANK DEPOSIT SLIP CERTIFICATE OF
8.500.00 MILLION US DOLLARS THAT MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED IN MY FUTURE UP KEEPING. I
WAS FILLED WITH TEARS, I WENT TO HIS GRAVE I CRIED AND WEEP FOR HIM TO COME OUT BUT
ALL IN VAIN. MY UNCLE SAW ME AND ASKED ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. I TRIED TO HIDE THE
ENVELOPE FROM HIM BUT HE FORCED ME AND TOOK IT FROM ME, LATER HE GAVE IT TO ME WITH
ONE CONDITION THAT HE WILL SLEEP WITH ME WHICH I REFUSE WHY.


BECAUSE I HAVE NOT DONE SUCH THING BEFORE AND WILL NOT START IT WITH A MAN I CALL MY
UNCLE.HE TRIED TO TAKE THE ENVELOPE FROM ME AGAIN BUT I RAN AWAY WITH THE ENVELOPE
TO A REFUGEE CAMP IN A COUNTRY WHERE I WAS TOLD MY LATE FATHER ADOPTED ME FROM
THAT IS WHERE I AM NOW. I CALLED THE BANK MANAGER WHICH HE ADVISED ME TO ALSO
INCLUDE THE BARRISTER THAT WHEREVER I FINE A FOREIGN BENEFICIARY I CAN ENTRUST
HE/SHE IS WILLING TO TAKE ME AS HIS/HER DAUGHTER THEY WILL ASSIST TO TRANSFER THE
FUND INTO HIS/HER BANK ACCOUNT.PLEASE ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS YOUR TOTAL COMMITMENT
AND HEART READINESS TO HELP ME OUT. PLEASE TAKE ME AS YOUR DAUGHTER AND I PROMISE
YOU WILL NEVER REGRET HAVING ME AS YOUR DAUGHTER. THANKS AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
PLEASE I DON'T HAVE PERSONAL COMPUTER I USED THE SECURITY MAN COMPUTER TO SEND
THIS MESSAGE TO YOU.


THANKS, AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

BEST REGARD
ANN .P. MOHAMMAD

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