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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: villara_nnenita@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:41:49 +0100
Subject: HI

Dear Sir

permit me to disclose my intention of contacting you
in good faith. Though unsolicited for,but promising
and risk free. I got your contact and profile from
your conutry's chambers of commerce subsidiary bureau
of geographical information unit(GIS)and apologise for
infriging into your privacy without due prior
permission

I am Mrs Nenita Villaran-a citizen of philippine,
widow , and legitimate heir to the late former
Minister of finance who was assassinated for been
working with the ex-president Joseph .E in philippine.

Being his legitimate wife after his death it happen I
Inherited some of his valuable including the sum of
ten million united states dollars $20,000,000,00) from
my late husband.And this said money has been deposited
in a security company. But the presure from my decease
husband's family for this money has compelled me to
left Manila and have this money deposited in a
security company in Coted'Ivoire where no body will
expect and least thought the money will be. The
security company's director ask me the duration of the
storage,but I let him understand that my bussiness
partner would be coming for it and this was book as
terms of deposit.The reason for this idea is simply
to check relinguish of the box to unauthorise person
until the whole threat of killing me subsides.

My purpose of asking for your assistance boil down to
the fact that I did not want my late husband's family
to be aware or name involve in my proposed foreign
investment ,hence the of deposit statement of the box
authorized the company to made this box avaliable for
shipment on request only to my foreign bussiness
representative, though unname.

Hence I want you to contact the the security company
as the my bussiness partner, after receiving the
related data and information regarding this as prove
from me to enable the company release and carry the
consigment to you diplomatically while I join you on
arrival of the box .I have been wanting to invest this
money instead of leaving it being devalue and
attracting storage fees.I have recently pay all
demurrage ,storage charges and shipment fees, all you
need do is to help me contact the security and
introduce your self as my bussiness partner
,requesting the shipment of the said box.

And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the
shipment and tell you the arrival date of the box then
i will join you to give you 15% of the money instantly
before I go on with the proposed invest in your domain
provided there is secured and investment friendly.This
this legitimate and risk free and if you are willing
to help stand or represent me as my bussiness partner
then reply me in good time.

I awaits your urgent response

Best wishes

MADAN NENITA VILLARAN



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