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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: "Epse Daho" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <epse-adoubryn@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 21:57:25 +0100
Subject: ADOUBRYN Daho & reply

My Dear respectfully
Please I honestly seek you because of my present ill health now in its worst condition...

So, I send you this copy:

My names are Epse ADOUBRYN Daho.
I am a 63 years old man, I am from Guayas Ecuador but currently residing in Dubai (United Arab Emirate), I have been here for a treatment of a cancer.
I was formerly living in Cuba and had served under Castro`s government but I was self-exiled after the ruling Government of Fidel Castro closed in on my family on accusations of anti-government political misfortune...
I was with a woman with two children while in Cuba, but my family and children also had to escape to the united states but unfortunately, they were one of those victims in world trade center, this later coincidence had made me to be almost frustrated ever since that time.
l did really made a lot of money when serving under Castro’s government and on getting to UAE, I later became a merchant here in Dubai dealing in Ornamentals, Oriental Carpets and Artifacts and life was very smooth for me until about three(3) years ago when I was first diagnosed of Cancer.
Before this happened my business and concern for making money was all I lived for, I never really cared about other values in life, but since the loss of my family and home town with poor health in view, I have dream of a new desire to assist helpless families in Syria and beyond.
I have been helping orphans and motherless homes in the 80S/90S.
I have once donated some moneys to orphans in war ravaged Eritrea in the 1980s, Somalia’s 85, Sudan and some East European Countries in 1999, but now I becoming so ill, and I remember that I kept $ 7.5 Million united state dollars in a long-term fixed deposit vault with a bank, although, I didn`t state a next of kin when the money was deposited in the year 2000 and if I died without stating any, the money might automatically go into the bank treasury and I don`t want this to happen.
so now, I have left the hospital and I am presently receiving treatment in an acupuncture clinic, I have been undergoing a treatment of Esophagus disease and Cancer but I am almost losing ability to speak because of poorer health, my real situations is tense, I leant that I can’t just do not leave with these difficulties as I thought.
So it is my wishes to see that my fund above are distributed to charity organizations most especially to Syria and beyond, I will be happy if you can undertake this project from me and so that you will be directed to my bank once and for all.
Over these years relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth especially since my illnesses and I cannot leaved with the agony of entrusting this responsibility to any of them.
If you are needing my personal files/documents regarding this letter please revert back to me urgently.
Thank You
Yours faithfully
Epse ADOUBRYN Daho

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