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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dora Alamieyeseigha" <dora_dee01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dora_dee01@gzpmail.net
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:18:10 +0000
Subject: SAVE OUR SOUL

Attention, Sir/Ma
I’m Miss Dora Alamieyeseigha a cousin, to the Bayelsa state
Governor Chief Dr. Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha who was arrested
at the Heathrow Airport by the officers of the specialist and economic crime
unit of the metropolitan police London on the 15th September, 2005 over an
Alleged iron-cast money laundering of 1million pounds fiscal cash in his
London home and property valued at 10million pounds. Refer to
www.punchng.com of September 15th, 16th, 18th and 29th through October.
Right now he is being detained in Brixton prison, jebb avenue London by the
police for further Investigation by the southwalk crown prosecution.
Due to the pressure mounted on us by our home government,
all his offshore bank accounts have been confisacated, including the
properties pending the judgment of the three-count charge Alleged crime
against him.
As a close cousin, confidant I was also arrested on the
president’s instruction by the Economic and financial crime commission
through the Nigerian police in my state capital but I managed to escape the
Arrest. Right now I am in hiding from where I am making this clarion
contact.

Through my last discussion with my cousin his Excellency
Chief Dr. Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, he asked me to seek for the
help of a neutral individual who will act on a confidential gesture outside
the shores of Nigeria and assist us for the safe keep of 5million pounds
which is in a cash volt, for the up keep of the governor’s immediate and
extended family and dependants. With this mandate in mind I am making this
urgent call for your rescue mission. Your kind gesture will not be without
compensation. You will help me re-locate my cousin’s family oversea as well
as re-invest the remaining part of the money in your custody in any viable
business venture in your country.
This kind gesture of yours, will not attract any form of risk
to you because I will strive to use all channels available within my
disposal to evacuate the cash to you.
Remember, I’m sending this urgent message to you from my
hiding place using my laptop, which is currently my only source of
information outside the government’s knowledge. The details of arrangement
to evacuate the money to you will be communicated back to you. As soon as
you indicate your heart felt gesture on this pending matter. Once you oblige
to assist me, you have saved so many soul under-pressures.
Note that our interest must be highly protected by you under
a high top-secret measure. Hoping to hear from you Asap.


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