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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 Nichola Bud" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <missnicho20@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 04:31:31 +0100
Subject: DEAR BELOVED, I WILL NEVER CONTACT ANY BODY UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU

DEAR BELOVED
 
 
WITH DUE RESPECT AND SINCERE HEART, LET ME FORMAL EXPLICIT INTRODUCE MY SELF AND MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IN PARTICULAR; I KNOW YOU MUST BE HIGHLY SURPRISE TO RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE FROM COMPLETE STRANGER YOU HAVE NEVER MEET, I AM USING THIS AS THE ONLY MEDIUM TO COMMUNICATE YOU AT THE MOMENT IN BRIEF. MY NAME IS MISS NICHOLA ANDREA BUDHAN. IM A SINGLE FEMALE. I COME FROM JAMAICA STINGRAY CITY JAMAICA IS LOCATED 25 MINUTES EAST OCHO RIOS; IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE WRITING TO YOU IN FAITH BELIEVING THAT AFTER READING THIS MESSAGE YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT COMPASSION TO HELP ME OUT FROM MY PREDICAMENT.
 
 
I AM 20 YEARS OLD, AND WAS BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN GUINEA REPUBLIC, WITH MY PARENT. I AM A FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENT, STUDYING MEDICINE; MY LATE FATHER IS A BUSINESS MAN TRADING ON “GOLD DUST” HAVING COMPANY IN ACCRA GHANA AND IN GUINEA, BUT QUITE UNFORTUNATE MY FATHER AND MY MOTHER WAS ASSASSINATED ON 24 DEC 2008 ON THEIR WAY TO MY FATHERS OFFICE IN GUINEA-BISSAU DURING THE RESENT CONFLICT WHICH LEADS TO THEIR DEATH LIVING ME ALONE ON EARTH, I AM THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY PARENT.
 
 
RIGHT NOW I AM IN BENIN REPUBLIC, STAYING WITH MY LATE FATHERS LAWYER, WHERE MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $9.3MILLION DOLLARS IN ONE OF THE BANK HERE IN MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN, INCLUDING (200KG) OF GOLD DUST. PLEASE CONSIDER MY REQUEST I NEED YOUR HELP TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS OR IN  REALESTATE MANAGEMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND ALSO HELP ME TO RELOCATE SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AND HAVE A GOOD LIFE WHILE YOU WILL HANDLE THE INVESTMENT ON MY BEHALF.
 
 
NOTE; THE HELP IS NOT GOING TO BE FREE OF CHARGE; IM READY TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. AND IT WILL BE WRITTEN IN OUR INVESTMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN US.
 
 
PLEASE I AM IN NEED OF YOUR HELP BECAUSE OF MY PREDICAMENT HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC. I AM NO MORE COMFORTABLE TO STAY IN AFRICA AND CANNOT GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY JAMAICA AS MY COUSINS WILL KILL ME TO INHERIT MY LEGACY; AS THEY WHERE NOT IN A GOOD TERMS WITH MY LATE FATHER BEFORE HE WAS ASSASSINATED.
 
 
 
I AM AFRAID TO INVEST THIS INHERITANCE IN AFRICA AS I HAVE NO ANY RELIABLE PERSON HERE. PLEASE LET MY CRY FOR HELP TOUCH YOUR HEART, I FASTED THREE DAYS AND NIGHT PRAYING BEFORE CONTACTING YOU AFTER I AGREED WITH MY SPIRIT THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY ME AT THE END WHEN THE FUND WILL BE MOVED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I KNOW THAT IT IS VERY HARD TO SOMEONE WHOM YOU HAVE NOT MEET BEFORE TO ACCEPT SUCH OFFER DUE TO DISHONEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TODAY. I AM ALSO AFRAID NOT TO ENTER INTO THE WRONG HAND, AS THIS FUND IS ONLY MY HOPE IN THIS LIFE.
 
 
 
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS E-MAIL: (missnicho20@gmail.com) AND ALSO SEND SMS MESSAGE TO THIS NUMBER (+229-96424023) SO AS TO ENABLE ME GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO PROCEED ON THE INVESTMENT PROJECT.
 
 
HERE IS MY PROFILE;
 
 
MY NAME: MISS NICHOLA ANDREA BUDHAN
MY BIRTH: 04/07/1990
MY OCCUPATION: STUDENT
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
NATIONALITY: JAMAICA
MY FATHER'S DATA:
HIS NAME: MR.ANDERSON BUDHAN
AGE BEFORE HIS DEATH: 69
NATIONALITY: JAMAICA
DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT - ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY - 200 KILOGRAMS
QUALITY - 22. CARATS +
PURITY - 96.69%
ORIGIN - GHANA REPUBLIC.
 
 
NOTE; I WILL NEVER CONTACT ANY BODY UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU.
 
 
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
MISS. NICHOLA BUDHAN

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