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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: "RITA MUHAMMED" <rita_muhammed@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:45:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSITANCE


Greetings.
Dear Sir,Communial Efforts Please.
In order to transfer out ( Thirty-Two Million Dollars)
from our Bank here in Nigeria. I have the courage to
look for a reliable and Honest Person who will be
capable for this important business
Transaction,believing that you will never let me down
either now or in Future.
The owner of this account is mr Carlos M.Brown
foreigner and the manager Of petrol chemical service
here in Abuja,a chemical engineer by Proffession and
he died since 1990.the account has no other
beneficiary And my Investigation proved to me as well
that his company does not know Anything About this
account and the amount involved is
($32,000,000.00)
I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign
account abroad but i don't know any foreigner,i know
that this message will come to you as a Surprise as we
don't know our self before,but be sure that it is real
and a genuine business.
I believe in God that you will never let me down in
this investment. Your full contact phone and fax
number AND name will be necessary for this Effect.
I await your response so as for us to proceed with the
transaction.
Best regards
Miss.Rita Muhammed.
Auditor General
United Bank for Africa


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