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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: "Sarah G. Smith" <sarahsmith0630@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sarahsmith06300@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 05:21:44 +0400 (MSD)
Subject: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME




Dear Friend,

My name is Sarah G. Smith; I am 26 years old, from London -England, where
I am schooling and work as a fashion designer for part time job after my
school. I am the only

daughter of my parents my father died on a fatal auto accident on his way
to see my sick mother at the hospital where she was admitted for Cancer
treatment, she also died

when she heard about the death of my father in same day at the hospital.

Before the death of my father, he had willed part of his Real Estate
Business, Gas Stations and a total sum of 50,700,000.00(Fifty Million,
Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds

Sterling) to me. After the death of my both parents, things became hard
for me, paying my school fees, putting food on the table and taking care
of my other needs with my

fashion designer work which I do as a part time work after my school can’t
help, I went to the bank where my late father deposited the fund on my
behalf to with-draw

money in other to take care of my self and pay for my school fees with
other bills.

I was shocked when the Bank Manager explained to me that I will not be
able to with-draw from the deposited money, because my father had put a
clause on the Will,

which he used in depositing the fund with them, saying that before I will
be given access to the money, I will either have to be 30 years old or if
only I get married before the

age of 30 , in which case, my husband will be legible to collect the money
on my behalf by standing in as my late fathers next of kin to claim the
deposited fund on my behalf.

Today I am only 26 years old. And I have no access to the money till I'm
30 years. So, I’m contacting you to stand as my husband to claim this fund
on my behalf and in case

if you are married already, you can still help me by standing in as my
late father’s next of kin to the deposited fund. So, please get back to me
as to know how you will be

remunerated as

I will part with 40% of the total sum 50,700,000.00 (Fifty Million, Seven
Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling),while 10% will be mapped out for any
expenses that we're to

use to receive the money from the deposited Bank.

Please remember that I am writing you this email purely on the ground of
trust so we can achieve this deal together. This transaction will last for
two weeks after you get

back to me on how serious you are to claim this fund on my behalf, please
kindly get back to me through this email address:
sarahsmith063000@hotmail.com

Yours Truly,
Sarah G. Smith

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