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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: mohammed rasheed <rasheed_mohammed1000@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:16:55 +0800 (CST)
Subject: URGENT




Dear Wilford Schulzeer,

Thanks for your mail.This legal because your atm is ready now and all you need send the required information where the atm will be deliver that all.

Iam a Muslim my word is mt bond ,please can't me out of this people because some of them are arrested,some are sacked crupt officials using that upportunity to extort money from foreight claiming that they are this and that.

All what i will lke you to do now is for your forward the contacts of the people that you send money for them at the end of they did not deliver send the contacts to enable me forward it to our contract investigation panel (EFCC)If you do that i will be very happy because they are spoiling our name and we wants to wipe them out ok.

As soon as you send the information your atm will be deliver to you by DHL OR FEDEX without delay.

You are just like my brother now i will help you out get your funds release as soon as you follow my directives and stop any other communication with this criminal ok.

I will like you to send me telephone i can reach you or you can call me for more clarification ok,just thank GOD that you have gotten somebody like me.

Waiting,
Regards,
Rasheed Mohammed


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