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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: Sueross111 <sueross111@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:37:38 +0000
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Subject: Re: WITH LOVE AND TRUST HOPPING READING FROM YOU AGAIN,‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏
From: Sue-Ann Ross <sueross111@gmail.com>
To: kate morgan <katemorgan24@live.com>
CC:

Hey I am sorry to hear about the lost of your family but i didnt see anytin on d net about it so
On Aug 19, 2013 5:10 PM, "kate morgan" <katemorgan24@live.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Beloved one!
>
> thank you so much for responding to the request. Dear I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my situation here. I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great sorrow in my heart,  My name is Miss. Kate Morgen. Am 24 years old girl from Zimbabwe, the only daughter of Late Dr. Daluwa Morgen, who was killed by his Business partner. my late father was importer and exporter of many types of business. my father was killed by his Business partner.My father Business partner sent armed robbers to kill all the members of my family because my father was progressing more than him.
>
> The armed robbers came around 1:am in the night they killed my father my mother Am the only survive in my family because i was not in the house when the criminals came i was in the school hostel. Am the only survive of my family so i managed to make my way to Senegal, where am now residing in a refugee camp in Dakar Senegal for the sake of my life. I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am receiving here in this refugee camp in Dakar Senegal,
>
> this also the kind maltreatment from my uncle since i loss my parents. this is the more reason why i run from my country just to stay here in the refugee camp for them to forget about me.after the death of my parents my uncle planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. there plans and aim was to kill me too so that there will take every thing my father left.
>  
> before the death of my father that year i was planing to travel to Europe and complete my studies over there. after the death of my father my uncle hide away my international passport and other valuable traveling documents. Luckily he did not discover where I kept my Father's File which contains important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp in Dakar Senegal where I am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Dakar, Republic of Senegal. I wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your country.
>  
> My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 5.500,000.00 us dollars in Finance Firm in London with my name as the next of kin when he was alive. i want you to help me to transfer this money from the bank my late father deposited it to your account in your country so that i will join you and to start a new life over there also invest the money over there. i contact you because i need a Foreign business partner who will help me in this transaction. I can only get Foreign business partner through computer that is the reason why i contacted you. please i really needed your help.
>
> However I shall forward you the necessary information of the deposit on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and investment of the fund in your country.
>
> As you will help me in an investment and I will like to complete my studies in your country after the transfer, as I was in my school before i escaped to this country Senegal to safe my life. i want you to help me to transfer the money from the bank my late father deposited the money to your account in your country all i need is your honesty and trustworthiness.
>
> It is my intention to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my investment capital. This is the reason why I decided to contact you. Please all communications should be through this email address only for confidential purposes.
> there are millions of people in this country who will like to help me if i tell them this matter, but i don't want to stay in this country and i don't want to invest any thing in this country.
>
> As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I will put things into action immediately. Please do keep this only to your self please I beg you not to disclose it to any body till I come over to you in your country once the fund has been transferred. I hope my explanation is very clear but if you need further clarification, then send in your questions. attach here is my pictures and also the pictures of my late father. Thanks as i hope to read from you soon.
>
> Yours Sincerely
> Miss.Kate Daluwa? 

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