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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: sandra Chin <sandrachin20101@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:30:51 +0200
Subject: going to the next step of filling


I lost my husband and two children in traffic accidents in the year
December 2011 life and money means nothing to me at the moment, I had a
nice time with my late husband and family is originally from Hong Kong.am
from Hong Kong I am a 81 years old woman. I was advised to get a foreigner
to help me, since my immediate extended family and my relatives squandered
the funds I once gave them to help the poor and needy here and nearby
countries and keep the money to themselves. I will not want this last
funds to be squandered by them that is why i have to look for someone from
other country that also have the mind of helping the poor/needy to help me
collect this funds and use it to help charity as the doctor say i have shot
time before i die.

As you are aware i cannot move the funds out of the bank and dispatched it
to the poor and needy due to my health condition, so i put faith to test by
visiting the web email because the Internet is the only means of
communication that i can use right now due to my health condition. I know I
don't know you but i want to believe there are still decent and honest
people on earth that can be trusted no matter the distance. If you
disappoint me by taking the money to yourself, i assure you that the poor
will not be happy with you as the money is intended for their purpose.

I am communicating with you at this moment with regards to this noble
work. And I would not have any cause to do otherwise,This fund is presently
in a Bank, This (£5,737, 014) five million seven hundred and thirty-seven
thousand pounds is deposited in my names by my late husband with first
National Bank of South Africa, and I can not get it myself, because I am
under going treatment here in Hong Kong, which has defiled all forms of
medicine and now I have a few months to live, according to medical
experts.I wish to heaven, be merciful to me and accept my soul, that's why
I decided to use this Fund to help the poor and the needy, as I want this
to be one of the last good deeds I do on the face of the Earth. It is for
this reason that I am asking for your help to get the funds on my behalf
and use it to help the poor and needy. all necessary documents required for
the receipt of funds from the Bank will be carried out with the assistance
of a lawyer, and I will send them to you after we have come to a conclusion
and came to an agreement. You don't need to worry about the fees for
documents, as I've discussed with my lawyer, that at the end of the
transaction, 0.25% will be given to him for his work and time. give me your
Word that you will be very honest and straight forward with me when the
money gets to you. So I would need you to get back to me on the following
questions ... You will only receive 20% as agreed between me and you for
yourself and 0.25% for the lawyer and send the remaining 79.75% of those
in need and charity motherless baby homes, even when I'm not more ... Are
you ready to apply to the Bank or through letters, telephone calls or in
person, to discuss conditions for the allocation of funds for you so you
can use it to help the poor and needy. You fully understand this huge thing
to change the lives of the people you asked to handle. . wish I could call
you and talk on the phone. going to the next step of filling for my throat
operation in some days from now ...but lawyer will need to talk to him, and
when everything is going fine ...send me your phone number and address, so
i you and the lawyer can start,i want to here from you ...May God bless
you, sandra chin

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