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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: navique_dame@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 02:28:42 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Beloved=20One?=

Beloved One,

Kindly take your time to read this and respond back to me. I pray that as
you try to help make a dream come through, God would also fulfill your own
dreams. My name is Navique Dame a trader currently, in Benin REP Cotonou
I have been diagnosed with Esophageal


cancer. This sickness has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right
now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical report.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for
anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I have
focused too much on my business as that was the only thing I cared

for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life
than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. All I want
now is to do as much charity as I could, although I have willed and given
most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members

as well as a few close friends. I have also distributed money to some charity
organizations in the Zimbabwe, Angola and mozambique. Now that my health
has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself

anymore. I cannot trust any of my family to carry out my wish
without them stealing the money for themselves. Money is quite tempting;
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with
what I have left for them. The last of my

money which no one knows of is the cash deposit of Twenty Five million dollars
US$25,000,000,= that I have with a finance/Security Company in Benin Rep
Cotonou I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it
to charity organizations. I have a few months left in this world and so
I would want you to have 20% of the

money for traveling and for your effort. You must be careful with how the
money is to be disburse. A large amount of the money must go to motherless
home because I did not have the previledge of growing up with my parents.
Kindly reply so that I can give you details of the security company.

God be with you as I wait for your response.

Navique Dame

Get back to me on this Address

navique_dame@yahoo.com



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