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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: "Amina Ahmed Abusalam" <test@woodman.uz>
Reply-To: AminaAhmedA@outlook.fr
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 09:59:16 +0100
Subject: Good Morning my Dearest One


Good Morning my Dearest One =

how are you? hope your in atmosphere of peace and love? please do not be s=
urprised or get offended for receiving this message from me, It's just tha=
t I have been obliged to lay a more trust on you due to my situation here. =
I got your contact email address in an address journal and i strongly belie=
ve in my heart that you must be honest and sincere person for me to disclos=
e my life secret so that you will render your full help and assistance towa=
rds me. I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my situation her=
e, who knows? Maybe you will be my savior from this condition that i have f=
ound myself here. =

In this camp we have different hostels all are victims of war circumstance=
s from all over Africa, honestly life here in the camp is very hard but i p=
ray to move out from here as soon as you help me, I have prayed over and ov=
er before deciding to disclose all about me to you because i do not know yo=
u very well, but my conditions here has made me to speak out or i keep it a=
nd die in silence, that is exactly what i am trying to do before i waste my=
precious life here for nothing. There is something very important which I =
will like to discuss with you. Please you have to promise me that you will =
keep all the information about me quite confidential because i don't like t=
o expose my background. Here are some more information about me, i am 24 ye=
ars old and was studying my 1st year in Ahfad University for Women (AUW) He=
re is the website of my schoolhttp://www.ahfad.org/ during the heat of the =
war in my country Sudan, my parents and my brother was killed by rival ethn=
ic group and our house was burnt down during the heat of war with my family=
inside it. I am safe because i was living in a hostel at the university. W=
hen I recovered from trauma and make my way out of my country to Dakar-Sene=
gal through the help of United Nation Soldiers. =

I decided to come to Senegal because this is where the available opportuni=
ty of leaving the country, besides my father deposited a huge amount of mon=
ey which he realized from oil sales in period of six years before his death=
, the money is in a bank with my name as the next of kin and the amounting =
is ($7.9 Million US Dollars) However, I have all the documents that my late=
father use deposit the money in bank on my behalf, i want you to help me i=
n an investment with the money and i will also like to continue my studies =
in your country because i was in 1st year in the university in my country w=
hen the crisis started so i had to move out from Sudan to this country to a=
void brutal attacks from the militants, if you are watching CNN news you wi=
ll see the crisis is still going on. After the transfer you will arrange fo=
r my trip to join you over there in your country for us to share these feel=
ings face to face. I have tried all my possible best to explain my present =
conditions here to the bank but they told me that my status here in Senegal=
does not permit me to do such transactions, unless i will look for someone=
to help me and stand behalf of me for the transfer (might be my relatives,=
trusted friends or partners) Frankly speaking i prefer disclosing my secre=
ts to a stranger because he/she will not have a mind to cheat me or betray =
me, i know that you people in the advanced world have full knowledge, under=
standing and also kind in heart. =

I am very careful about my life that is why i cannot be able to let anybod=
y here know about my father's wealth or to assist me, because they might ki=
ll me or find a way to betray me, that is why i am placing my sincere trust=
on you by disclosing everything with all my heart, believes in my heart th=
at you will keep this confidential for my safety reasons here, i sincerely =
want to let you know that we will invest the money together, or if you don'=
t intend staying with me then It will be my pleasure to compensate you with=
a reasonable part of the total money for your efforts and services, then t=
he rest balance shall be my investment capital, this is the reason why i de=
cided to contact you, please all communications should be through this emai=
l address only for confidential reasons. =

If you assure me that it's safe to trust you i will give you the contact o=
f the bank so that you will contact them immediately for them to transfer m=
y inherited money to your bank account on my behalf, please this is a legit=
imate money and the bank is also aware that i am the next of kin to the acc=
ount because i have sent to them the document, the deposit certificate and =
the will of my father which bears my name as the next of kin and they have =
also confirmed it and advise me that i should look for someone to help me f=
acilitate these transfer, since i am still in the camp. In the light of the=
above, i shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and wi=
llingness to handle this relationship and transaction sincerely, because i =
am too young to handle it and also considering my status here. =

I will be waiting for your urgent and positive reply, please do keep these=
information's only to yourself because it's all about my life, my future a=
nd my everything. I do not want you to disclose this secret to anybody till=
i come over to your country, after the money has been transferred successf=
ully to your bank account on my behalf. I am sending my pictures as gesture=
of my trust and respect for you. =

Yours Sincerely, Miss Amina.

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