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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: From miss Tuason Ignacio Arroyo <tyomane4@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: From miss Tuason Ignacio Arroyo <alelutuason2014@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:08:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please forgive me if this proposal offends your moral ethics


Greetings my dear friend,

Certainly, I know that you will be surprised to receive this mine and transaction of this magnitude letter will make anyone worry, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day, because this is a great favor of Almighty Father for you. With all due respect, let me introduce myself properly to you first start. Ignacio Tuason Arroyo alelu'm surviving daughter of former Philippine congressman representing Negros Occidental Philippines late. Ignacio Tuason Arroyo, Jr., who died on January 26, 2012 Although my late father lived a beautiful life. He was a good man.

My late father had a special love for me, I inherited a total of $ 12.8 million US dollars from my late father. The money was deposited in a bank in Europe, precisely, Madrid - Spain. I am the only one who knows of the existence of this fund for the family of this deposit.

The main reason I am sending this email is because of the way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give you the opportunity to help me to claim the money from the bank as a business associate of my late father, will be transferred to your account in order to future investments, so that I can continue my eduction in the country.

Let's talk about your hand slightly before continuing. As soon as I hear from you in my next mail I will send you my picture, more information and also the authorization document to contact the bank that is the deposit document which was signed and issued from the bank the same day that the money was deposited in the bank.
Please forgive me if this proposal offends your moral ethics. I thank you so much in advance for your kind understanding to help, and hope to hear from you soon.

All the best,
alelu Tuason

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