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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: "lomeymercy@yahoo.com" <annanhiany89@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lomeymercy@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:33:42 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: From Anna


Hello,
Thank you very much for your mail.I am very glad to read
through your mail today and i am admired with you. Let me
write you my biography.I'm Anna Nhiany by name,I was born
in Sierra Leone in West Africa.I am a single girl of 25
years and i do not have kids. But i am presently living in
Lome-Togo which is neighboring country to my country
Sierra Leone.
I am presently residing here in Lome as a result of the
civil war that was fought in my country some years ago. My
late father was a politician and the managing director of
a Gold & Mine Ind in Sierra Leone before the rebels
attacked our house one early morning and killed my father
in cold blood.It was only me that is alive now and i
managed to make my way to
near by country Togo where i
am living now as a refugee through United
Nation Security
Agency.
In this camp,Its just like one staying in the prison and i
hope by Gods grace i will come out here soon.
I don't have any relatives now whom i can go to
all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war, the
only person i have now is ( Rev.Henry) who is the pastor
of the (Church) here in the camp he has been very nice to
me since i came here but i am not living with him rather i
am living in the woman's hostel because the camp have two
hostels, one for men the other for women. The Pastor's
Tel number is ( +22890528602 ) if you call and tell him
that you want to speak with me, he will send for me in the
hostel.
As a refugee here i don't have any right or privilege to
any thing be it tel phone or whatever because it is
against the law of this country.I want to go
back to my studies because i only attended my first year
before the tragedy
incident that lead to my
being in this
situation now took place.
Please listen to this (it's a secret,even the Reverend
don't know about it),i have my late father's statement of
account and his death certificate here with me which i
will send to you latter,because when he was alive he
deposited some amount of money in one of the leading
Financial House which he used my name as the next of
kin,the amount in question is $5,000,000.00(Five Million
US Dollars).
So i will like you to help me transfer this money to your
account and from it you will send some
money for me to get my traveling documents and air ticket
to come over to meet with you.I kept this secret to people
in the camp here so in the light of above i will like you
to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for i
am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets
to know about it.
For your compensation, as soon as
the money enters your

account or delivered to you, take 25% of the total money,
5% for any expenses while 20% will be for charity, and 50%
will be invested for me under your management.
As my helper,you will not have anything to regret.On your
acceptance to help me, i will need those information's of
yours bellow.


YOUR FULL NAME-------------------
YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
YOUR PHONE NUMBER----------------
Your OCCUPATION-----------------------
YOUR NATIONALITY-----------------
YOUR AGE------------------------
 
The above information will enable me to send a letter to
the bank,This letter will allow them recognized you when
you are acting on my behalf,Upon receiving this
information i will send to you the contact of the bank so
that you will contact them.
 
Remember i am giving you all this information due to the
trust i deposed on you and my condition here.I like honest
and understanding people,truthful and a man of
vision,truth and hardworking .Have a nice day and think
about me.Awaiting to hear from you soonest.
Yours in love
Miss Anna.

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