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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: "LUCY RAPHAEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lucy.raphael@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:55:13 +0100
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP

Dearest,

Good day and Compliments,I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my
family, God almighty will bless and reward you aboundantly and you would never regreat this.
My family and i are true Christians and worship's God truthfully,I am a nursing student from University of Nigeria,
Lagos.

I'd like any person who can be caring, loving and home oriented. I will love to have a long-term Bussiness relationship with you and to know more
about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this project.
Well, my father died earlier two months ago and left me and my younger brother behind. He was a king, which our
town citizens titled him over sixteen years before his death.

I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of his wealth now because my younger
brother is still young and my mother is not literate enough to know all my father's wealth.
He left the sum of USD 4,350, 000.00 dollars (Four Million,Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars)in a security company.
This money was annually paid into my late fathers account from Shell petroleum development company(spdc)and chevron oil company operating in our
locality for the compensation of youth and community development in our jurisdiction.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred
will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they were planning to do without my
present because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.
Now,i urgently need your humble assistance to transfer this money into your bank account, That is why I felt
happy when I saw your contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me
invest this money wisely.

I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help us in this project and another 10% interest
of Annual After Income to you, for handling this business for us, which you will strongly have absolute
control over.
If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly
reach me as soon as possible.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free I will send you my international passport
and my school identification card as soon as I hear from you. idealwoman@live.co.uk


Yours sincerely,
LUCY (ms).

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