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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: "Ms Mohamed Binti" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohamedbinti82@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:23:46 +0800
Subject: HELLO

Good Day,

I am Binti Mohamed 18years old, the daughter of the late former Minister of Finance in Somalia, Mr.Rai Idris Mohamed. I am sending this message to you regarding the on going battle between the alshabab Islamic Militant and the Government, my father was a senior figure in the country, due to his close relationship with the United Nation to bring peace and stability to the Country, unfortunately he was murder by the Alshabab Islamic group, my mother died in a result of breast cancer before the death of my Father, and i am the only surviving Child of my Late Parents.

My father was assisted with some funds by the United Nation to fund medical supply to the country before his death, and the money was deposited with the Concord Security Firm in Malaysia, without the notice of no one, when the war was so serious, i got the contact of my late Father's Barrister who resides in Malaysia, and i gave him a call and told him who i was, he was shocked and inform me to urgently look for a foreign and trusted partner that will help me in receiving my late Fathers fund,but i have no one to be trusted, i just need to look for some one, that was the reason why i contacted you, he also stated that he will direct my presented foreign partner on how to get the fund from the Security Company.

Please i have contacted you with honesty and trusted heart, i also want you to be 100% honest with me, lots of cone people on earth we do not know who to be trusted, but i have no choice than to look for a foreign partner, that will have the Godly mind to be trusted, i just have to do this and get out of this dirty desert camp in Mogadishu, we are suffering here and we have no means of communication's or Internet service, i am sending this message to you secretly in the red cross office, as they most not know what i sent to you.

Hope to hear from you if you are willing to assist me.

Thanks and God Bless.

Binti

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