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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: "MRS DORRIS OWUSU" <dorris1owusu@zipmail.com.br> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:55:21 +0100
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS.

Dear Friend,

I warm-heartedly make this contact with you on a
positive note Anticipating your kind consideration and
co-operation,and plead for your time and understanding
in this. Firstly, my name is Mrs DORIS OWUSU, I am the
wife of late MICHAEL OWUSU.My late husband MICHAEL
OWUSU who was a very successful business tycoon based
here in Ghana was also the chairman Executive LA-PALM
ROYAL BEACH HOTEL, C.E.O OWUSU HOLDINGS and a host of
other companies died last month at the age of 46 after
a briefillness at Kolebu Teaching Hospital here in
Ghana. In our world today,such a manner of
approach may not be acceptable or very suspicious, as
we do not know each other and have not had any sort of
communication in the past, but I urge you to take my
email very seriously, considering the situation. Could
you believe that the tradition and customs of the town
and village where my late husband came from demands
that any woman who does not have a male child for the
husband, that when ever the husband dies, all the
properties belonging to the late husband including
cash will be shared among the late husband brothers
and the woman will be sent out of her husband house
for good.<BR>My dear, this is exactly what I am going
through right now since last month my husband died. My
late husband brothers has taken all the properties
belonging to my late husband including companies, bank
accounts and as well sent me and my little daughters
out of my husband house just because I do not have a
male child for my late husband. This is a wicked
tradition and culture that has no moral value.</DIV>
<DIV> As am talking to you now, I and my two daughters
are<BR>going through hell at the moment.<BR>Right now,
I am having in my position all the vital documents
relating to the sum of $9.5 million dollars which my
late husband deposited with a bank here with my name
as the next of kin before his death. Last week I
contacted the manager of the bank and I was told that
the money is very much intact,that I can as well come
for it any time I feel like. Please remember that
I cannot make use of this fund here due to forces
surrounding me at the moment, I am regarded as a treat
to my husband brother and they have threatened to kill
me. Please have mercy at the poor widow like me and
help me out of this mess. All I want<BR>you to do for
me is to assist me transfer this fund into your
account immediately before my late husband brothers
will have knowledge of it and claim it just like the
way they did to others.I strongly believe that the
only way I can secure this<BR>money for myself is to
act fast now and transfer this money overseas,that is
the main reason why I am contacting you for your
assistance.Please note that, as soon as this fund is
transferred into your account,you will stand the
chance to have 20% percent of the total fund while 80%
percent will remain for me so that I can be able to
take care of my two kids my late husband left behind
for me. Remember that my children are the only
happiness I have here on earth and I cannot stand to
watch them go through such pains. You will be greatly
rewarded and be entitled to a percentage of the
proceeds from the any investments for rendering me
this most needed assistance. I look forward to hearing
from you immediately so that I can direct you what
next to do for us to commence the transfer
immediately.
Sincerely,
MRS DORIS OWUSU.
NB;REPLY ON THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS;dorris-owusu@zwallet.com









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