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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: amina_abidoye01@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 20:41:54 +0200
Subject: RE : INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Description: Mrs. Amina Abidoye
C/o Oshun State
12 Abidoye Cresent,
Oshun State

ATTENTION,
RE : INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP.
Dear,
I know this mail will come to you as a surprise, nevertheless I am
Mrs. Amina Abidoye, aged 52 years, the wife of Late Prince Dokun Abidoye,
former Youths & Sports Chairman and Chairman of known Shipping Company in
Africa.

I want to invest in your country to the tune of US$25.5million.
if you can handle such a huge investment, kindly get back to me as soon as
possible so that, the full details of the business will be revealed to you
, I am waiting for your immediate responds.
Benefits include:
YOU WILL HAVE SOME RATIO OF THE CAPITAL AS COMPENSATION
YOU WILL BE APPOINTED THE FUND/INVESTMENT MANAGER AFTER INVESTMENT, AND 10%
OF THE TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURNS FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS.
You can email me back for further clarifications. Alternative Email:mrs_amina02@yahoo.com



God bless you as you heed to my plea for assistance.

Sincerely yours.

Mrs. Amina Abidoye.

___________________________________________________________

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