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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: annitajohn19@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:17:58 +0000
Subject: I NEED HELP

Dearest

My name is Anita John. I am currently living in Accra, Ghana as a
refugee.
I'm from the Tutsi tribe in Rwanda, Central Africa Republic.

I am the only child of late Mr John Clark . My late father was the
manager of a gold and diamond mining company in Kigali. Unfortunately
it was closed by the wicked rebels during the war in my longing
country.I was in my second year in Applied Mathematics Department at
the University of Rwanda in Kigali before the death of my beloved
father.

When I try to come this irreparable loss in my life, Satan was let
loose again and civil war broke out in my country. Civilian massacres
became uncontrollable and my dearest mother was also a 's victim.It
tell me that is alive now and I managed to find my way to a West
African country of Ghana, where I live now I would like to know more
about than refugee.I You do know. Their likes and dislikes, hobbies
and what you are doing currently.

In this camp we are not allowed to go from the camp any how sometimes
we used to take permission.

Its like staying in jail, and I hope by the grace of God I come here
soon.l have any relatives now whom I can to all my relatives ran away
in the middle of the war the only person l have now is it Rev.Cyril
Williams, the pastor of the (St Joseph Parish) is. here in the camp he
was very nice to me since I'm here, but I'm not living with him, but
I'm leaving in the woman's hostel because the camp have two hostels
for men the other for women.

The Reverend Phone number +233245151036 if you call tell him that you
miss talking to Anita john he would send for me in the hostel. As a
refugee here I do not have any right or privilege to transfer the
money or whatever because it is against the law of this country as
refugee.I back to my studies because I only in my first year before
the tragic incident to, the has occurred to me in this situation now.

Please hear this, I have kin my late father deposit certificate and
death certificate here with me which I will later, because if he still
lived deposited some amount of money in a leading bank which he used
my name as the next, the amount concerned $ 5.9 (Five million nine
hundred thousand Us dollars).

So I will like you to help me transfer this money to your account and
from there you can some money for me to come to my travel and airline
tickets to meet with you.I this secret to people in the camp here the
only person she knows, is the pastor because he is like a father to
me, help you save 25% of the total money, 10% for me out.and
expenses.Moreover, I'm going to need your support to manage the money
on my name, because I'm too young to handle such money

So in the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and
not tell anyone for fear I lose my life and the money if you get to
know about it. May remember, I give you all this information from the
trust in you.I i honest and understanding people, truthful and a man
of vision, truth and set down hard.

My favorite language is English speaking l, it is very
fluently.Meanwhile I'm like you, me, as I said, I have a lot to say,
Have a nice day and think about me. In anticipation to hearing from
you soon
Yours sincerely in love;

Sincerely, Anita John
please contact me via annitajohn19@yahoo.com

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