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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: "Anna Bangura." <mrgailufall18368@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrgailufall188@voila.fr
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 15:22:02 +0000
Subject: good day




Hi
I got your contact from the internet and my instinct motivated me to write you. I hope you will be kind enough to digest my mail and assist me in this regards.

I am an undergraduate medical student of Fourahbay College, Sierra Leone. My Late father, Chief Mayor Musa Bangura was a traditional ruler in my home town. He was also a prominent Gold and Diamond dealer in sierra leone before he was murdered in cold blood three years ago alongside my beloved mother by the rebels of the RUF that has been fighting the legitimate democratically elected government in my country since 1992. The war is still ravaging my country up till now. After the untimely death of my parents, I discovered some important documents through my father's personal lawyer indicating that my late father had deposited the some Gold and Diamond in a Security and Trust company in Dakar - Senegal for safe keeping because of the rebel war going on in my country Sierra Leone.

With the assistance of my father's personal lawyer, I have made successful claims of the gold and the diamond at the Trust company here in Senegal by virtue of the legal rights as the only child and next of kin of my parents. Now I have decided to search for a reliable Gold and Diamond dealer whom I can trust and send this gold and diamond out of Senegal. This is where you came in, because I learnt that your country had good market for gold and diamond.

All the documents for evidence and proof of this are here in my position but the gold and diamond in question is in a Security Company.
I am absolutely willing to give you 50% of any amount of money realized from the sales of these products if you will agree to help me. Also I will be very much happy if you can assist me to arrange for me to come to your country where I intend to settle down and complete my education as a qualified Medical Doctor.

Bear in mind that the task of investing any money realized from the sell of this product in your country shall be solely done by you and such investment shall be solely controlled and managed by
you until I finish my education.

I hope you will handle this matter with altmost confidentiality and
transparency. Should you trust that you are capable of assisting me to actualise my goal, do not hesitate to confirm by email responce. My email address is mrgailufall2 I shall be very glad indeed to hear from you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely.
Anna Bangura.




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