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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mrsrabe.maxi@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 09:28:24 -0700
Subject: My Dear God's Select you compensate gift

My Dear God's Select

 How are you today, Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. If you can remember me, I am Mrs.Rabe Maxi the old sick widow that seek for your hand in assisting me to transfer a huge charity fund into your account that is worth USD$ 15.5M (Fifteen Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) that belongs to my late husband, which I am the beneficiary of this fund and I set it out for the charity organization.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that the transaction has been concluded with another person who financed it to a logical conclusion. As you now know that I am now ready to go for my last operation and I will be entering into the theater for the final cancer operation tomorrow night and the operation has been signed by my late husband insurance company, I am not sure of coming out alive but you will have to contact the federal attorney for I have left a gift for you.

I left an order with the federal Attorney after the transfer of the fund to the new person who financed this transaction to the full end that he should make sure that he compensate you with the sum of ( US$ 750,000.00 ) Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of the charity fund into your account due to one reason or the other, and lack of trust in me. But I want to inform you that we have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account in Indian that was capable of assisting me in this great venture, due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed me during the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and also show my gratitude to you with the sum of ( US$ 750,000.00 ) I have left an visa card for you worth ( US$ 750,000.00 ) withdraw money through withdrawing machine anywhere in the world.

Presently I am going for my last operation tomorrow night, I am not sure of reading any of your mail until if by the grace of God I survived then I can check my mail, but if I did not make it then so be it for my wish has been fulfilled, but I have given an instruction to the federal attorney who is presently in Burkina Faso to hand over the visa card to you immediately you contact him.

My dear friend I will like you to contact the federal attorney Barr Ija Ugo for the collection of this visa caed I have authorized him today to release the visa card to you as soon as you contact him regarding this issue.

At the moment, please I will like you to accept this visa card with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. Also comply with the federal attorney Barrister Ija Ugo, so that he will send the visa card to you without any delay.

OXFORD CHAMBERS:
CONTACT: BARRISTER IJA UGO (ESQ).

EMAIL ADDRESS: barrugoija@outlook.fr

His Direct telephone number in Burkina Faso: +226 657651

Therefore, you should send him your information’s below where you want him to send the visa card to you

You’re full Name:
Your telephone:
Your address:
Copy of your Passport or Identity card ID

Note: that for now I will not be online until further notice because of the operation, so I wish you good luck as you collect your visa card from the federal attorney, i shall be going for my on coming operation by tomorrow night being the 24th of July 2015 and I am not sure of coming out alive i wish you all the good luck with your visa card and God bless you.

Bye for now till we meet again, I leave you in God presence.

Your sick sister,
Many Our Lord Almighty be with you
Mrs.Rabe Maxi.

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