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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: victoria_ume2005@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:51:02 +0200
Subject: My Dearest



My Dearest
I know that this will be a surprise to you, but you should't be
surprise,
because i'totaly convice to write to you in transfering of (9.7 millon
dollars) into your account.
Due to the problem i am having here in africa with my husband
fermillies.
So that i can be able to establish an investment in your country.
I am mrs Victoria C. Ume only child of my parent Mr Paul .O.Ume from
Senegal
who is an international timber and rubber marchant on his life time,but
it is a tragid that i lost him and my mummy on a planecrash in 1989
when
i was seven years old.
After then i maried to one Mr James Ibe of Liberia a son of formal
Liberia
information minister .
But the marriage was inasepteble by his farmilly menbers, but the GOD
be
the groly every thing works successful.
But it is unforturenat that i lost him last year on 27 march 2004, ever
since
then all his farmillies is not in goodterm with me.
They throw me with my babby of nine months out of thier farmilly .
And inhelit all his vast welth, and start treting my life.
But before my husband deid he inform me that thier is a money which he
deposited in one security company in Abidjan the capital city of Cote'd
Ivoire for our farmilly valueble, that i should take all the
consign/documents
regard this deposite and go for the sake of the money.
And i am now presentry in Abidjan where the deposit was made and i have
fined out the
security company as well.
So please if you are full accept my request your urgent reply is needed
as soon as.
Thank you, may the bless of god be with you.
Please keep this secert.
Thanks.
From mrs Victoria.


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