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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: HELP PEOPLE <life4all01@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 20:39:27 -0700
Subject: CULTURE

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am very sorry to bother you at this time but i have no option than to
bother you. I am Mrs.Charity Daniel Ndu, I am writing

to you with sorrow,heavy heart and tears in my eyes because of what an
African culture has done to me and my children.

I am from Ugwunkpa in the Eastern part of Republic of Nigeria, i was
married to my late Husband Mr. Daniel Kurukere Ndu who

died on August 12 2012.

My Husband was a wealthy man, and he worked with in a Textile Industry as a
director here in Nigeria,I and my Husband were in

good relationship before his sudden death. I have three children for my
Husband all are girls.I am being sexually harrassed

my late Husbands brother almost every day and if i say no they will beat me
to coma.

I and my Children have been in a serious torture and intimidations from
Family members of my husband since my Husband left

this World.I and my children have been into serious punishment of all kinds
since their Father died their Uncles, Aunts and

other Family members turned us to house maids and erranders.

My fault is that i did not born a male child for my Husband.They have
withdrew my three Children from School since three

Years my Husband died, they have denied us access to all my Husbands money,
properties and all other things i suffered to

acquire with my Husband.

I and my Children are no longer feeding as usual because they give us food
anytime they feel like otherwise we will be

starved as long they wish.Their reason is that i did not have a male Child
for my husband before died that is why they are

beating and suffering me and my Children.

Sir/Madam, i am beging you to come to our aid, i was able to secure some
documents of my Husband money which he has in a Bank

here which his Family has no knowledge of, they have taken everything but
they do not know about this and i have the

Documents that will enable you secure the money for me and children.

I will present you as my Husband's Business Associate because the Bank can
only transfer the fund to a Foreigner and that is

the reason why i am contacting you.

I will give you 40% of the money because you will use your Bank account to
receive the money .

Please, i will honor your urgent response,

God bless you.

Charity Ugo Ndu.
PLZ REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: charity.nnaedgo@yahoo.com

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