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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: "promiss" <pro_miss@live.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: promiss_samson@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:17:11 +0200
Subject: help me and my kids.



Please=2C

I am Miss Promise Samson=2C from sudan =2E I am 30 years old and mother of one little child=2E=2E presently residing in Dakar-Senegal because of the political crisis in my Country=2E
I would Honestly want to seek for an immediate assistance from you=2C I have $1=2E8 Million US dollars belonging to my late husband=2C Mr Samson Aziz=2Cwho was held bondage by the Rebels during the crisis and was letter killed=2E

I ran to Senegal refugee Camp when I Discovered danger to my life and my little daughter=2E My late Husband has deposited the above mentioned Amount in a consignment with a finance security company for safety keeping before his death and I have every Documents regards the transaction I have contacted the finance & security company and confirmed the safety of the money=2F inheritance=2E i also do not just want this help alone but also i would still love to meet and marry again to a kind man in life to enjoy the rest of my life with and someone who will take my children as his own=2E

As it is=2C I have the intention of investing the money oversees and however needed a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me by the way of clearing the money from the finance security company=2E

and there after forwarding it to your Account for investments=2E
I have map out 20% percentage of the fund for you=2EPlease do feel free to ask me questions on this as I wait for your reply soonest=2E here is my private Email=2C =28promiss=5Fsamson=40yahoo=2Ecom =29 Tele=3A 00221 771145458=2E

pls send me your full contact address such as=2C

Thanks=2E
Miss Promise Samson

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