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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: dina_suley@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:01:55 +0100
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST ASAP

PLEASE ASSIST ASAP
DINA
HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY? HOPE WELL. THAT?S FINE. PARDON ME, I KNOW YOU
DON?T KNOW ME, BUT THIS IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR US TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A TRANSACTION THAT INVOLVES MY FAMILIES.

I HAVE SENT A TOTAL OF 3 MAILS TO YOU IN THE 3 DAYS. I KNOW YOU MUST BE
BUSY AND YOU MIGHT FIND IT DIFFICULT TO REPLY MY MAILS, BUT IF YOU CAN GIVE

ME YOUR NUMBER I CAN CALL YOU At your FREE TIME.

MY PREVIOUS MAILS CONTAINED INFORMTION ABOUT THE ASSISTANCE I NEED FROM
YOU TO DO FOR MY FAMILY, I AM A WIDOW WITH 2 KIDS AND MY BROTHER INLAW (DAVID).

WE ARE FROM ANGOLA, I LOST MY HUSBAND THERE, WHICH IS ON REASONS I HAVE
CONTACTED YOU.

WE COULD NO LONGER STAY IN ANGOLA DUE TO SOME REASONS BEYONDOUR
CONTROL.

MY HUSBAND A TRADITIONAL RULER, AT THE TIME OF HIS HANDING OVER THE POST
TO THE NEXT MAN, GOT INVOLVED IN SOME SORT OF MIS-UNDERSTANDING THAT COST
HIS LIFE.

WE HAD TO LEAVE, IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE, JUST FOR THE FUTURE OF MY FAMILY.
WE HAD TO LEAVE FOR MAURITIUS TO ESCAPE THE PRESSURE AND KNOWING FULLY WELL,
HOW HARD IT WAS GOING TO BE FOR US IN ANOTHER WORLD, AN ISLAND IN THE INDIAN
OCEAN.

FROM HERE WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT YOU VIA THE INTERNET AND
ITS NOT BEEN EASY.

BUT I HAVE HOPE WE WOULD GET CONNECTED TO YOU SOME DAY.
FROM HERE WE HAVE ALSO MANAGED TO RADIO OUR FRIENDs AND SYMPATHIZERS BACK
IN ANGOLA. WITH THE HELP OF DAVID MY BROTHER INLAW. WE MANAGED TO GET SOME
MONEY TO START OUR LIVES AFRESH. MOST OF THE MONEY ARE FROM THE LAND AREA
MY HUSBAND HAD. SOME WE SOLD AND SOME WE HAVE PRECIOUS STONES MINING SITES.

WE HAD TO LET ALL THAT GO DOWN THE DRAIN. BUT WE MADE $25.5million (twENTY
FIVE point five MILLION US DOLLARS) FOR SElLING OUT ALL WE HOPE ON, SO our
ONLY HOPE IS THIS FUNDS TOO.

WE HAD TO LODGE THE FUNDS UNDER THE SECURITY OF A SECURITY OUTFIT HERE IN
MAURITIUS, WHICH IS OUR PRESENT LOCATION, WE WERE MAKING ARANGEMENTS TO
CONTACT FOR HELP, SO YOU CAN HELP US IN GETTING THIS FUNDS OVERSEAS SO WE
COULD START A NEW LIFE. PLEASE WE ARE INNOCENT PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING.
WE NEED A CHANGE OF ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN THE WORST HERE AND
FOR THE CHILDREN MOST ESPECIALLY, I FEEL THEY NEED TO RELOCATE.

WITH THE FUNDS WE HAVE MANAGED TO RAISE AND YOUR HELP, I BELEIVE YOU WOULD
BE SAVING OUR SOULS. PLEASE DON?T LET US WASTE AWAY.

IMAGINE, WHAT MY KIDS COULD BE IN FUTURE IF THEY COULD JUST REACH FOR THAT
HELPING HAND WHICH YOU COULD OFFER. THE BANKING SYSTEM IN MAURITIUS HAS
NOT JOINED THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM, WHERE WE CAN TRANSFER THIS
FUNDS TO OUR DESIRED DESTINATION ACCOUNTS OVERSEAS. WE NEED SOMEONE WHO
WE CAN TRUST LIKE YOU ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, SINCE WE HAVEN?T HAD THE
CHANCE TO OWN FOREIGN ACCOUNTS. WE WILL PAY FOR YOUR SERVICES, WE WILL GIVE
YOU A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE.

I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THIS FUNDS.
I WILL BE HAPPY
IF YOU COULD SERVE AS OUR GUARDIAN. WE LIVE LIKE REFUGEES HERE IN MARITIUS,
BECAUSE ITS NOT OUR HOME, WE PRAY WE CAN WORK THIS OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,
SO WE CAN EVENTUALLY HAVE PEACE. PLEASE ITS NO LONGER SAFE HERE ANYMORE
FOR ME, I DON?T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR MY KIDS, THEY HAVE STOPPED
SCHOOL FOR 5 MONTHS NOW.

PLEASE TRYAND GET BACK TO ME PLEASE SO I CAN GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THE
EXACT ROLE WHICH IS REQUIRED OF YOU FOR THE SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE, PLEASE I NEED YOUR
HELP AND I BELIEVE WITH YOUR HELP MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY FAMILY WILL BE
SAFE.
THANK YOU.
DINA.
NB:PLEASE I WILL BE VERY GLAD IF YOU CAN AVAIL ME YOUR DIRECT TELEPHON /
FAX NUMBERS, SO THAT I CAN SEND YOU A COMPRIENCIVE DETAILS.AND WE CAN BE
ABLE TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER ABOUT THE ASSISTANCE AND THE TRNSACTIONS.
AWAITIN YOUR RESPONCE.

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