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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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Fraud email example:

From: "mr.normam saleem" <mrnormms@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:57:59 -0700
Subject: my secretary in Burkina Faso.

I'm sorry but happy to inform you about my success in getting those
funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from
Paraguay though I tried
my best to involve you in the Gold/Diamond business but God decided
the whole situations. Presently am in United Arab Emirates for
investment projects with
my own share of the total sum of the money. Meanwhile, I didn't forget
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those
funds despite that
everything failed us somehow. Now contact my secretary in Burkina
Faso. Mr. Nelson Salah by name: His e-mail nelsonsalah2@gmail.com.

Remember that I have already forward the instruction to the secretary
on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to keep in touch
with him, so that
he will send the VISA CARD value sum of $2.500,000.00. USD. Two
Million Five hundred Thousand United State Dollars to you without any
delay.

So you have to keep the whole secret about my success, because I
believe only you know how I made this money so try to keep everything
secret. I hope you
understand the reason why this huge amount of funds was kept for you?
Please do let me know immediately you receive the VISA CARD so that we
can share the
joy after all the sufferings at that time; In this moment of time, I'm
very busy here because of the investment projects which myself and the
new partner
are having at hand, finally;

Ask him to send you the VISA CARD total sum of $2.500, 000.00. USD
which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempt to assist me in
this matter. I deeply appreciated your efforts at that time very much.
So feel free and keep in touched with my secretary; Mr. Nelson Salah
and instruct him
where to send the VISA CARD value sum of $2.500, 000.00.USD to you.
Now this amount is me and the new partner contribute and offer you
this amount
$1.500.000.00. USD. Is from my own share while my new partner
supported you also with sum of $ 1,000000.00 USD. From his own share
also because I explain the
whole facts to him that you are the first person I contacted that
wanted to assist me while you could not make it and he said okay
there's no problem.

Best Regards,
Mr. Norman Saleem.

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