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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: CLARISSE SYLVIA KUTA <yuyansan456@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: CLARISSE SYLVIA KUTA <mrsclarissylviaedwards@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:32:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ASSISTANCE TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED,WIDOWS AND ORPHANS


HELLO MY BELOVED ONE,

PLEASE
PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU AND INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE TO GO
INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. MY NAME IS MRS CLARISSYLIA EDWARDS
KUNTA, A 65 YEARS OLD GERMAN CITIZEN WOMAN WITH A MULTI-RACIAL HERITAGE
OF BLACK/GERMAN, SUFFERING FROM ALONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, I WANT
TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

I GOT
YOUR NAME AND CONTACT THROUNGH THE INTERNET HERE AND I PRAYED AND
SELECTED YOUR NAME AMORNG OTHER NAMES DUE TO THE NATURE OF MY PROPOSAL,
WHICH REQUIRES A REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON, SOMEONE WHO WILL BE
KIND AND SINCERE TO ME.

I AM A MISSIONARY
AND I HAVE DECIDED TO WILLINGLY DONATE THE SUM OF ONE MILLION  EIGHT
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS OUT OF TWENTY TWO MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS THAT I HAVE IN BANK, TO CHARITY AND
INDIVIDUAL THROUGH YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK OF THE LORD,AND TO HELP THE
MOTHERLESS,LESS PRIVILEGED AND ALSO FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF THE WIDOWS. MY
COMING IN CONTACT WITH YOU IS SOLELY BY THE DIVINE WILL AND NO DOUBT
ABOUT IT.

PLEASE LIKE I TOLD YOU EARLIER I'M A MISSIONARY WOMAN
FROM GERMANY BUT RESIDING IN GRAND BASSAM,WEST-AFFRICA,FOR THE
MISSIONARY WORKS. MY HUSBAND WAS AN ENGINEER WITH A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
HERE, IN FACT IT IS TOO SAD TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I LOST MY DEAR HUSBAND
AND TWO KIDS IN A TRAGIC MOTOR ACCIDENT, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN
BATTLING WITH THIS DEADLY BREAST CANCER DISEASE WHICH MOST SPECIALIST
DOCTORS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT I MAY NOT SURVIVE NO MATTER WHAT. AS I HAVE
ARRANGE ALL I WANT TO DO NOW IS TO PRESENT YOU TO THE BANK
AND INSTRUCT THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS OUT OF MY FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

I WANT
YOU TO RECEIVE THIS FUND AND USE IT TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED,WIDOWS
AND ORPHANS.KINDLY QUICKLY SEND ME YOUR FULL ADDRESS, SO THAT I WILL FORWARD THEM TO THE BANK AS WELL INSTRUCTED THEM TO TRANSFER THE ABOVE MENTIONED FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

REMAIN BLESSED.
YOURS SINCERELY, 
MRS CLARISSYLVIA EDWARDS KUNTA

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