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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: Ematu Solongi <gfhf.x61@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ematu.solongi@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:05:27 +0100
Subject: From Mrs Ematu SOLONGI...Treat as urgent please.


Hello Dear Friend,

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs Ematu SOLONGI and I am contacting you from my country Morocco I want to tell you this because I don't have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to you, I married to Mr.Joseph SOLONGI who worked with Morocco embassy in Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the year 2008.Since that we got married no child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $5.500,00m five Million five hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in west Africa Presently this money is still with bank. He made this money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.

Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of seven months due to cancer problem. The important thing that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money to take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want you to take 30% of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go to charity people in the street and helping the orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have any body as my family member, just to end favour that the house of God is maintained. Am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because these sicknesses have suffered me so much.

As soon as I receive your reply with your information's, I will give you the contact of the bank in Burkina Faso and I will also instruct the Bank Manager to issue you an authority letter that will prove you are the right beneficiary to this money in the bank, that's if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Your country: your name: your phone number and your age.

Hoping to receive your reply, call me.

From Mrs Ematu SOLONGI.

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