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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: <hannahaxx@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 13:00:09 -0400
Subject: PLEASE KINDLY GET BACK TO ME

Hello Friend,

Good day to you, I'm very sorry to have disturbed you with my Proposal but
I am glad to know you but God knows you better and he knows why he has
directed me to you at this point in time.

My name is Hannah Anderson, I am 26 years old, from UK, where I am
schooling and working as a part time designer after 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 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. But things has become hard
for me, paying my school fees, putting food on the table and taking care
of my other needs, and with my part time work can't help it, I went to the
bank where my late father deposited the fund on my behalf to with-draw
some money in other to pay for my school fees and other bills.

But 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, during the deposit, 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
father's 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 in 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 25% of the total sum £50,700,000.00 (Fifty Million, Seven
Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling).

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.

God bless,
Hannah Anderson.

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