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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: hansonrich2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 06:15:08 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20MRS=2E=20FLORENCE=20DIOP?=

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mrs.Florence Diop and I need your assistance.I am the widow of
Hanson Diop ,former Liberia Minister of Health. My

husband died on May, 12th 2002. After his death the government seized our
properties and frozen our accounts and tried to kill me

and my daughter so we had to move to GHANA also in (WEST AFRICA) where I
and my only daughter are now on political assylum,

things have been so bad.

But I recently discovered through the family lawyer that my late husband
deposited about US$15.5 million dollars in a Finance

Company [Overseas]. I am unable to claim these funds myself because of the
travel restrictions which have been placed on me.

I need your assistance to claim this funds and secure them so that I can
take my family away from the oppression that we now face.

In return for your assistance I am willing to give you some portion of the
money, and I am open for reasonable negotiation on this.

Better still I suggest you tell me exactly what you will like to receive
for your assistance.

I will give you details and proof after I hear from you.Please keep this
confidential as the future of my family depends on this. I hope to

hear from you soon, also kindly send me your telephone numbers, your mailing
address, and your full name so that we can get

started at once.

Take note that I have already told the family lawyer that you are a business
partner to my late husband as well as the authorised

beneficiary of the said funds on behalf of my family.

I shall have you discuss with the lawyer further as soon as I hear from
you. Be informed also that, I will want the money invested in

real estate business in your country, so that me and my daughter can come
to live in your country.

Yours Sincerely.
MRS.FLORENCE DIOP



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