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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: illar1nita@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 06:23:06 +0100
Subject: DEAR

DEAR
i am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent
assistance, though I don't know you neither have I
seen you before but I got your contact through the internent,
I am Mrs illar nita from Philippines, widow to
the late former minister of finance in Philippine who
died on 15th of May 2003. I inherited a total sum of
$12.Million American dollars from my late husband, the
money was concealed in a metallic trunk box and was
deposited with a security and finance company in
Abidjan Cote D?Ivoire, that was because I needed a
maximum security/safety of my consignment and no body
nor government organization can trace the where about
of the money until I am ready and prepare to claim it.
but the Secuerity company didn't know the real content
of the box, because it was deposited as a family
valuables.
My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of
the way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give
you this priority of shipping the box of
money to any address that you think is very secure and
save in your country for onward lodgement your account
for the purpose of future investment with your
percentage of which we shall chat on soon.
I will send you the Authorization Certificate to call
them in my next mail which is the Certificate of
deposit that they gave me on the very day when the box
of money was deposited under their company.
I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as I
look forward to hear from you soon.email(illar1nita@yahoo.fr)
for quick conclusion of this business.

Madam illar nita


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