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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: "Business Proposal" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mhdsalif75@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:29:51 -0500
Subject: Reply a.s.a.p

I wish to do business with you after getting your contact information through a personal search and I have this strong personal conviction that you can handle this transaction perfectly on my behalf; also I believed that you will assist me to invest my own share in a lucrative business in your country. I am Mr. Mohamed Salif, a branch Manager with a bank here in Ghana.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As a branch manager with the bank, it's my duty to send financial reports to my head office in the capital city of Accra-Ghana. On the course of the 2007 end of the year's report, my branch in which I am the manager made Five million eight hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars ($5,850,000.00) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since then PLACED this fund in a NON-RESIDENT ACCOUNT without a beneficiary,which belongs to to our late customer Ahmad Falhout.

As a Manager with the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to part with 30% of this fund to you as gratification while 70% shall be for me but I need your own opinion on this. If you accept my offer, contact me immediately for more details.

NOTE: There are practically no risk involved in this transaction. It will be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund and provide an account where this money will be transferred into.

I will appreciate your immediate reply for more details and the next step to follow for the success of this transaction.

With Regards,
Mr. Mohamed Salif
Note: I am dealing with you on a personal note. Hence you have to keep this transaction confidential

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