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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: stella_j12@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 09:37:08 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=3ASTELLA=20JOHNSON?=

FROM:STELLA JOHNSON
MOROVIA, LIBERIA.
PLEASE REPLY ME ONLY TO MY PRIVATE,
EMAIL: stellajohnson55@yahoo.it

DEAR SIR.

I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSON THAT WILL
ASSIST ME WITH THIS BUSINESS. I AM STELLA JOHNSON,THE PERSONAL SECRETARY
TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR WHO IS NOW ON ASYLUM.

WHEN MY BOSS,CHARLES TAYLOR WAS THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA HE DEPOSITED MANY
FUND TO DIFFERENTS PARTS OF THE WORLD WITH SOME FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY
FOR SAFETY AND BEFORE HE HANDED OVER POWER TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN LIBERIA,HE
COMPENSATED HIS CLOSE ASSOCIATES AND HIS WORKERS WITH SOME GIFTS OF HUGE
AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THEIR LIFE INVESTMENT.

BECAUSE I WAS HIS PERSONAL SECRETARY HE GAVE ME A GIFT OF CASH DEPOSIT
DOCUMENTS OF TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS WHICH HEDEPOSITED IN ONE
OF THE MOST SAFE COUNTRY FOR SAFETY AND HE ASKED ME TO GO AND RECEIVE THIS
MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR MY LIFE INVESTMENT OF WHICH I REALLY
THANK HIM.

I HAVE CONTACTED THE FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF
THIS MONEY TO ME AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE ONE BOX CONTAINING THIS TEN
MILLION DOLLARS IS INTACT AND THAT I SHOULD COME AND CLAIM THIS FUND IMMEDAITELY
WITH THE COPYS OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS USED IN DEPOSITING THIS FUND WITH
THEM. IT IS ONLY YOU AND ME THAT KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUSINESS. AND YOU MUST
KEEP IT VERY CONFIDENTAIL.

PLEASE MY FRIEND, I WANT YOU TO HELP ME AND RECEIVE THIS FUND BECAUSE I
JUST LOST MY HUSBAND WHO WOULD HAVE ASSISTED ME IN CLAIMING THIS MONEY.
MY HUSBAND DIED RECENTLY AND I AM STILL MISSING HIM.ALL THE DOCUMENTS TO
ENABLES YOU RECEIVE THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WILL BE SEND TO
YOU IMMEDAITELY YOU ARE READY TO TRAVEL THERE.

30% {THIRTY PERCENT} OF THIS MONEY WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE,
WHILE 70% {SEVENTY PERCENT} WILL BE FOR ME. I AM WAITING TO RECEIVE YOUR
REPLY SOONEST ON MY
PRIVATE EMAIL:stellajohnson55@yahoo.it

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MRS STELLA JOHNSON.





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