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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: "Beatrice Nyoun" <beatic.nyoun@gmx.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:18:35 GMT
Subject: Hello Friend



How are you doing today? hope fine.I know that my message
will be a surprise when it arrives in your mailbox.So I
present to you my apologies. I am writing sincerely in order
to get your cooperation that can allow me to make an urgent
matter with you. My name is Beatrice Nyoun. I am 25yrs old
and from Darfur region of Sudan, I will be very happy to
hear from you that you could be willing to make sure that my
life and the money would be saved. It takes one to know
someone and i believe that we have started.


In the beginning, I actually was having fears of betrayal
and how to get you convinced to believe me when when I am
writing this mail to seek for your help to present me as my
foreign partner to the Bank for the release/transfer of the
money to your account on my behalf since i am incapable
together with the present situation i am going through at
the moment and as such cannot participate in any financial
matters. I am now looking unto you for my freedom and for my
life to better.


I have made my mind to move away from here to have my
liberty and move on with my life, to find joy and happiness
again in
a very safe Country without being under arm and gun threat
by anyone. This is the reason why i now seek for your kind
help me i want to come immediately as i have no intention of
staying here at this moment and the condition of this place
i am living is not good for me and i don't know what to do
to finance my traveling to your country because i have no
cash money at hand for now, have only some little money in
the bank and it was deposited by my late father with my name
when i was only 15 years as for me to take when i need it to
start life it and it is not at my reach at the moment due to
i have no means to travel out, like having a passport and
air ticket to travel and withdraw the money by myself. It is
my wish and desire to come to your country first before we
plan to withdraw it and same time transfer it to your
account in your country where i am hoping to live rest of my
life and chose for myself someone that will love, protected
and help me forget the brutal experience I had few months
ago in my Country.

I have no other option than seeking for your interest and
open mind to stand on behalf of me for the claims/transfer
of the money to your account. I need your open mind, honest
and trust which i have come to you with all purity of heart
and i do not like hid anything at first concerning myself,
that is why i have been so open to you in details. It is my
wish to be in your arms soon. please help me out!.I think is
important i make it known to you that the money to
claims/transfer is one million,seven hundred thousand
dollars ($1,700,000.00)

Meanwhile, i want you to contact the bank on behalf of me as
my foreign partner or husband to know the bank procedures in
making the successful transfer of my inherit to your country
in your account. I want after the transfer to your account,
you will then send to me some money from there to get my
traveling papers arranged and to come over there in your
country. Honestly i pray God to guide and protect you for me
and i promise to be submissive to you in all areas of life
when we meet over there in your country. I want you also to
keep this issue to yourself, do not tell anyone to avoid bad
friends who may be against the breakthrough of God
connection together in both of us. I love to hear from you
soon my dear.

I wait to hear from you soon, have a nice lovely day .
Yours faithfully
Beatrice

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