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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: SHEILA SACREE <sheilasacree@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:21:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Assistance Needed


FROM Miss Sheila DIOGO Sacree
Winner Of 2003 Ladies Beauty Concert
In Lome-Togo, West/Africa
Tel+228 933-8248
Alternative E-mail;
sheilasac@fastermail.com


Dear Friend,

I crave your indulgence and mutual sense of reasoning to please
view this message with urgent dispatch and the sympathy it deserves.
Much as I know that this message of mine will be received as a surprise
due to the fact that you don't know me from eve.

However I got to know about your contact through your Contries cultural centre in my Country Togo. For the purpose of introduction my name is DIOGO SHEILA SACREE I was the crown queen of Miss Togo 2003 beauty concert, as protocol demand, every winner of this prestigeaus competition must pay homage to the President and a dinner party be organised at the presidential lodge in honour of our President.

It was in the cause of the dinner party that our Country President
Eyadema proposed to me to become one of his mistress of which I oblaged.In the cause of our relationship I took in and was pregnant with his child this development mandated him to deposite the sum of
($14. 000 000 )Million United States Dollars only, in an escrow account security vault here in Togo. for safe keeping in my name for the sake of the unborne child, no member of the family is aware of this deposite.

All this arrangement was made while he was alive my problem started
soon after his death was announced on the 5th of Febuary 2005, because I was the only member of his family with his personal medical doctor that were with him on the flight to Isreal for medical treatment this made his sons and daughters to become suspicious of me that their father must have revealed to me some information regard to where his secret wealth is hiden before his sudden death. As a result of the suspect my International Passport was withheld to prevent me from flying out of the Country.

In the cause of the Political crisis during and after the Presidential
election which one of his son Faure GNASSINGBE won the election, I had an opportunity to escape to a near by Country Republic of Ghana with my baby and my causin who is my personal secretary, and we have been living in a hotel in accra the capital city of Ghana .

Meanwhile I want you to help me clear the said fund from the security
vault so that We can come over to your Country to invest in
any good business you may advice, where buy you will be the Chairman of the Board
because you are citizen of your Country. Or i will gladly offer you 30% of the said fund for assisting me to move it to your country that is if you are not interested to go into business with me.

For your information, I have with me all the necessary document's
backing the Fund which if you are ready to help me I will have to fax them to you along with the full contact of the Security Company for you to contact them for the release of the fund to you as my foreign partner. You are free to reach me or my personal
secretary. +228-933-82-48, for more details.

If you are willing to close this deal with me,In your reply kindly forward to me your Telephone and fax contact for
easier communication very important.

Best Regards.
DIOGO SHEILA SACREE MISS TOGO 2003


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