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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: "MR.ABUDU MOHAMAD." <abu_o1@fsmail.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abu_a2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:45:44 +0100
Subject: FROM MR.ABUDU MOHAMAD...

MR.ABUDU MOHAMAD.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
BANK OF AFRICA,
DAKAR SENEGAL.

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MR. ABUDU MOHAMAD, A BANKER BY PROFESSION AND CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR
WITH BANK OF AFRICA DAKAR SENEGAL BRANCH.

I GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN MY SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO
HELP ME CLAIM THE SUM OF UD$15.6 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN OUR
BANK BY ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER WHO DIE WITH THE WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN ON THE 21ST
DAY OF APRIL 2000 IN A CAR CLASH ALONG DAKAR-COLOBAN EXPRESS ROAD.

SINCE HIS DEATH NO ONE HAS COME UP AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND ALL OUR EFFORTS TO
LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAS PROVE ABORTIVE THAT WAS WHY I
DECIDED TO SEE IF I CAN GET ANYBODY WHO HAS THE SAME SURNAME OR LAST NAME WITH
HIM VIA INTERNET PREFERABLY SOME ONE OF THE SAME NATIONALITY WITH HIM WHICH I
BELIEVE YOU HAVE ALL THE QUALITIES WE NEED.

WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU IS TO PRESENT YOU TO OUR BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE
DECEASED COSTUMER. HE WAS A DRILLING CONTRACTOR WITH SOME OIL COMPANIES HERE IN
WEST AFRICA,BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SAME SURNAME/LAST NAME WITH HIM AND HE IS FROM
THESAME COUNTRY WITH YOU.

SO IT WILL BE MORE ACCEPTABLE AND WISER TO PRESENTYOU THROUGH PAPER WORK TO THE
BANK FOR THE CLAIM OF THE TOTAL FUND.

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS THAT THE BANK MAY REQUEST FROM
YOU AND FOLLOW UP THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR A/C AS AN INSIDER.IT WILL
INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT I AND MY PARTNERS HAS BEEN KEEPING OUR EYES ON THIS
FUNDS AND HAS PUT THE ACCOUNT BLIND AND COVERED TO THE PUBLIC BY KEEPING THE
ACCOUNT DORMANT TO ENABLE OUR PLANS FOR THE FUNDS TO COME THROUGH AND THIS IS
THE TIME AND WE ARE HAPPY TO LOCATE YOU FOR THE PERFECTION OF THE TRANSFER OF
THE FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK A/C TO BE GIVEN.

AS SOON AS I GET YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE I WILL UPDATE YOU ABOUT THE MODE OF
DISBURSEMENT AND WE WILL ALSO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INVESTING IN YOURCOUNTRY AS A
WAY TO OF HELPING YOU PEOPLE WHO SUPPOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS FUNDS .

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE BY UPDATING ME WITH YOUR DIRECT
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.

YOURS SPECIALLY,

MR.ABUDU MOHAMAD.




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