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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: "VYDALYNE YENKIRI" <vydalyne_yenkiri@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: vydalyne_yenkiri5@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 16:57:02 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL.




Good day,

Sir,

With sincerity from my heart I humbly plea for your assistance for I didn't just sent you this email because it might surprise you how I got your email address,A Reverend Father gave it to us on hearing our predicament, before this email was sent to you I prayed and fasted for you to come to our aids.
I am Mrs.Vydalyne Yenkiri, I was Born on the 21 April 1957 in Somalia, I and my Husband was married for 22years and Bless with three children. We are both citizen of Somalia and base in the Island of OD of Hafun.My Husband is a Business oriented man who believe in working hard to fend for him self, He is a highly respectable Gold merchant who does International Business in Africa and the rest part of the world. At a point in time I developed an eye problem which I was treating, as a result I had gone to received treatment in several eye centres in the bid of me to have full recovery of my sight. I was later referred to Ghana 37 Military Hospital in Accra Ghana for treatment, my husband bought the idea as a result of the fact that he goes there to do Business and he knows that the country is peaceful and conducive environment that I can hang on why my treatment is been done,on this accisson, my husband disclose to me that he had deposited One Metallic !
Trunk Box with Westec Security Company in Ghana, that the Document are with our Family Lawyer for safe and security reason, he mention to the Security Company that the content of the Trunk Box it's family belonging in order for them not to raise eye ball,but himself and his lawyer know's the content.
I traveled with my eldest son to enable me have assistance because of my poor sight leaving the rest of my family in including my husband in Somalia. At about my three weeks stay in Ghana, the Tragedy news was read in Skynews, BBC and CNN that Somalia was among the Tsunami Disaster Country that took a lot of life’s and as a result we had to make an enquiring which was reported to us that my entire family was wiped out including many others along with valuable properties. At the beginning I thought it was a joke not until my Family Lawyer came to inform us that he deeply sorry for the painful lost that we should take heart that death is Innevitable,it was like a Dream to me because at the time I needed them most I lost my lovely family. The Lawyer made it known to us that my Husband Deposited One metallic Trunk Box in Westec Security Company in Accra Ghana as previously said by my Husband, that the Content of the Box was stated as Family belonging.According !
to the our family lawyer,he said the Trunk Box contains Precious I tems such as Gold,Silver and Diamond and the Sum of ($27, 000, 500, 00 US Dollars).Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars

The Lawyer also made it clear to us that my Husband made my Eldest Son the next of Kin(Beneficiary)that the necessary Document are with him that when we are ready we should contact with him so that he can be of assistance to us when the need's arises.. But presently we want you to help us receive the Trunk Box Abroad as our Foreign Business Partner; we need you to stand for us before the Security Company as the new Beneficiary of this money. I will be very much pleased if you can help us,we will go and obtain the change of ownership and Power Of Attorney Document to your name from the High Court of Justice in Ghana,and we will want you to also sign agreement with us so that we can trust you and be sure you will accept to assist us.Please,you will also bear it mind that you will invite Myself and my Son to come to join you in your country to enable me have a better treatment Abroad because my condition require a better attention.
With this Documents obtain and sign by my Son the next of kin to this Trunk Box in the High Court of Justice in Ghana, the Security Company will release this Box to you without any questioning, because my late Husband signed agreement that the the content of the box is a family belonging and is for Shippment to Abroad. You will tell the Security Company officials you want the Trunk Boxes to be delivered to your Address that you gave to them. All Documents covering the Trunk Boxes are with our Family lawyer and every thing is legal according to the Constitution Of The Government Of Ghana. Please do contact me with this email address (vydalyne_yenkiri5@yahoo.com).
It is pertinent to inform you that we are willing to give 20% of the Fund to Tsunami Victims after we most have completed the transaction which you will do as soon as you receive the Trunk Box, I will also want you to bear in mind that you need to arrange for both of us to come to your country to enable me have a better treatment Abroad because my condition is becoming deplorable.
Thanks for your cooperation and and remain Bless.


Yours Faithful,


VYDALYNE YENKIRI


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