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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: "Happy" <save_look2006@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:57:25 +0200
Subject: Hello

Hello Dear
How are you today? I guess you are fine over there if so thanks be to God almighty.I wish to briefly introduce myself to you. i am a young girl and the daughter of a well known person in Ecomonic City Port koko in Liberia Republic.
i am just about 25 years, 5 feet 7 and 60kg weight.Light in complexion and speak english.a decent lady who is very cute,passionate,single with two lovely eyes and black cury hair.I am open minded,broad minded, friendly, caring, lovely, honest, considerate,faithful and have real good sense of humour.My favorite hobbies would include the outdoors,and all kinds of sporting activities,hiking,daytrips,movies, cooking,and most anything that makes both partners happy.I am looking for a reliable,honest and trust worthy life partner as aforeign beneficiary who I can give my attention, security, support, respect and a lot of love cos love is to have someone so special of whom you trust and depend .we will discuss further on our relationship when i receive your reply to this letter to you.
Presently i am residing in the Humanitarian Building here in Dakar as a result of the Crises that happened right in my Country. So please i am still very much single . So please i do want to be free and be myself.
Lastly before the death of my father on 29th september 2004 , he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of us $520 Thousand us dollars (Five hundred and Twenty thousand us dollars)united states dollars) left in a FIDICIARY FIRM ,The Fund was Deposited in Fidiciary Firm.
He also explained to me that it was because of his success that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate management). I am asking your assistance in the following ways.
1) to provide a secured bank account where this money would be transferred into before my coming to meet with you.
2) to serve as the guardian Or Husband of this fund since I am a girl of 25 years and do not know much about investment and business transaction.
3) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the money has been transferred and confirmed in your bank account. Moreover, my dear,
I am willing to offer you part of the total sum as a compensation for your effort / input after the successful transfer of this deposit to your to nominated account.
Please,you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded as soon as possible if you signify interest to assist me. You can contact me immediately with your Full name,Phone number so that i can able to give you the full details. Looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
Thanks and please kindly try and get to know that Distant is actually nothing to do or to say ok thanks for love and truth to be and then both can come together and be as one ok.
Please cos' i am dying here and really need you as a Foreign Beneficary for this my Fund.
Thanks till i read from you.

It's me,
kate


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