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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: "Miss. Sandy Rice" <gesmasmail@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gesmasmail@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:45:09 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE MEOM FROM SANDY RICE

FROM Miss Sandy Rice



Compliment

I know this mail got to you as a surprise, please accept my apology due to some circumstance, I had to contact you, don’t be offended
Am Miss Sandy Rice a 21 year old female Citizen of Canada with a (disability), I got your contact from my late father yellow page book.

Am writing you in respect of I need your assistance in helping in a business which will profit you with much interest. I want you to understand that am having some difficulty in communicating, but I shall try my best possible. We are not all perfect in our doing but we try our possible best in everything we do that why we are human, I know you’re trustworthy and you’re a person who can be relied on no matter the circumstance, in keeping this confidential. I will give you full information on the business proposal when I receive your mail

Please do not neglect this because you’re all I have got

Am awaiting your quick responds soonest

Yours faithfully,


Miss Sandy Rice





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