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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: "FROM Mrs SANDRA AND SON" <mrs_sandra100@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sandra_obazee200@walla.com
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:42:53 +0200
Subject: PLS I NEED YOUR HELP.


RE : INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP.

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise, nevertheless I am Mrs. Sandra Obazee, aged 30 years, the wife of late Major Stephen Obazee, Chief Security Officer and Aide-de–camp to the president Charles Tailor of Liberia.

As a result of the on-going war in my country, I am saddled with problems of my ill health of protracted diabetes and high blood pressure which is getting of increase in the resent times and also getting a trust worthy individual abroad to receive the sum of US$10million(Ten million US Dollar) and 45 kg worth of Diamond on my behalf which my late husband made in a trust and safe security company here in Dakar senegal.

Please every document to made this fund been transfer to you inbroad is been here intact with me.


Due to this war crises presently in my city Monrovia our home town, my late husband brother managed to sneak me and my son David 13 years of age and out of Monrovia to Dakar senegal for safety. We were sneaked into Dakar Senegal through the land boarder by the help of some government militant group.

My late husband brother adviced me to get a trust worthy individual abroad to receive the deposit.I feel confident therefore to introduce myself and this offer to you based on this problem of war in my country and our present condition as all our foreign contacts and connections got lost during this crises, all properties burnt by the rebels.

I am desperately in need to move and re-locate this huge deposit to your country for safe keeping on the advice of my late husband deposit and the consigment was been deposited for farmily trasure and this is the only wealth remaining for the future survival and well being of our the family.

For your percentage for assistance, a negotiable percentage will be discussed as soon as I receive your response based on this please for your assistance as our lives are highly in danger due to war.I pray and plead for your help.

For your information I got your contact here in( ITCC) internatinal trade for centre of commercec here in dakar senegal during our search for investment assistance.
Please i believe in my mind that you will understand my situation and assist us in the relocation our deposit and to bring i and my son to your country..

You can contact me back on this my alternate email written down below for further clarifications.
Email sandra_obazee200@walla.com
God bless you as you heard to my plead for assistance.

Sincerely yours.

Mrs.Sandra and Son David



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