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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: branda_alex@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:45:04 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?READ=20=20AND=20=20REPLY?=

NO 5 G R A COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC AFRICA.

FROM BRANDA AND ALEX.

GREETINGS,

AM BEATRICE THE DAUGHTER OF LATE SIR COLIN BELLO FROM LIBERIA BUT LIVING
IN COTONOU.MY FATHER DIED TRYING TO PROTECT HIS DIGNITY AS A MAN HE NEVER
WANT TO LOOSE EVERYTHING HE HAS LABOURED FOR YEARS.HIS DEATH WAS SHOCKED,IT
BRINGS PAIN TO ME AND MY BROTHER ALEX, MAY BE, THAT IS HOW DESTINY IS BEING
FIXED.

AS IT MAY CONCERNS YOU TO ASIST US IN LIFE?YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTON BY
GOD.THERE IS SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING DEPOSITED BY MY FATHER BEFORE HIS
DEATH,I NEED YOUR ASISTANCE TO HELP US TRANSFER THE SAID FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT
AS EVERY INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED IS WITH ME AND OUR LAWER .

IF ONLY YOU CAN ASIST US YOU STILL HAVE VERY THINGS TO GAIN FIRST GOD WILL
BLESS YOU IN YOUR EFFORT TO SUSTAIN THE NEEDY.PLEASE IT IS VERY CONFIDENTIAL
AS MATTER OF FACT OUR LIFE LIES IN THIS MONEY,AS I PROMISE MY FATHER THAT
I WILL SEE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO MY BROTHER AND

I.AS IT PLEASES YOU TO ASIST US I WILL OFFER YOU 20% OUT OF THE SAID FUND.AM
JUST FIRST YEAR STUDENT IN UNIVERSITY OF BENIN REPUBLIC OF AFRICA.BUT I
STOPED SCHOOL FOR NOW CAUSE NO MEANS OF FORWARDING MY EDUCATION TILL THIS
PROJECT IS COMPLETED.

AM 20YEARS OLD AND MY BROTHER16 YEARS TOO.PLEASE CAN YOUR COUNTRY BE CONDUCIEVE
FOR US? CAN YOUR FAMILY ACCEPT US AS ONE OF YOUR FAMILY? CAN YOU PROMISE
ME THAT AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS PROJECT THAT YOU WILL ESTABLISH A BUSINESS
WITH MY NAME AND MY BROTHER AND YOU WILL BE MANAGING IT UNTIL WE FINISH
OUR SCHOOL?. PLEASE DONT BE OFENDED BY MY WORDS BECAUSE MY FATHER USE TO
TELL ME THEN THAT IT IS GOOD TO ACQUIRE EDUCATION FIRST BEFOR ANYTHING AND
THAT I SHOULD TRUST

AMEAN I SHOULD TRUST ANYTHING I CALLED BUSINESS AND FACE IT THAT I WILL
NEVER LOOSE.BUT I SHOULD NOT GIVE ALL MY TRUST TO LAWERS THAT IS WHY HE
KEPT SOME SECRET DUCUMENTS WITH ME.

IF IT INTEREST YOU TO ASIST US THEN I AWAIT FOR YOUR POSITIVE REPLY IN WHICH
I WILL FOWARD TO YOU OUR LAWER'S CONTACT FOR MOR INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION
ABOUT THE PROJECT AND THE AMOUNT WILL ALSO BE SAID TO YOU.THIS VERY LITTLE
WORD OF ME.HOPEING THAT YOUR ASISTANCE WILL YEILD A BETTER TOMORROW.

LOOKING FOWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
BRANDA BELLO,
FOR THE FAMILY.




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