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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: "Miss Fatima Ali" <missfatimali2@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: missfaatimmali1@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:23:52 +0000
Subject: Urgent Please


Dear Sir/Madam.

How are you doing together with your entire family, I hope all is well?.I
know that you will not belive me but only good God knows what am saying.I am
Fatima Ali Hassan,19 year old from Ivory Coast. i am an orphan being that
i lost my parent.My father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting
board until his death.

He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. Before
his death he made a deposit of ($3M)here in Cote d,Ivoire in Bank here .This
fund he intended to buy a cocoa processing machine.

I want you to help me for to retrieve this fund and transfer it to your
account in your country or any safer place as you will be the beneficiary
and recipient of the fund .

I have plans to do investment in your country and complete my education
from where i stopped, like real estate and industrial production. This is my
reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me ,indicate
your interest in replying soonest. If i got your reply i will send to you my
international passport and my pictureS and the last statement of accout the
bank give me for you to belive what am telling you..

Thanks and best regards .
Miss Fatima Ali Hassan

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