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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: "From Ms Rita" <ritagod5@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ritagod4@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 00:25:34 +0100
Subject: From Ms Rita








Dear, Good day hope fine,dear am writting this mail with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance, and will be very glad if you can render me assistance to my situation now. I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. Am Miss Rita Godwin 21 years old girl from Liberia ,the only daughter of Late Peter Godwin the deputy minister of national security under the leadership of president Charles Taylor of liberia who is now in exile after many innocent soul were killed. My father was killed by the government of CharlesTaylor,heaccuse my father of coup attempt and after a month my mother Cynthia was also killed. The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek for your assistance in the area of my future investment and also i want to hand over some huge amount of money to you. This money is !
Ten Millon Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars which was deposited some years ago by my father he made me the sole beneficiary/next of kin to the money. I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim for the bank,am a girl and too young in age cann't handle this can of transaction,i want you to stand as my foregin partner oversea and also to help me investment the money as well send me your telephone number and pictures ok.... I have all original copies of the documents concering this money with me here,So please am expecting to hear from you soon. My Regards, Miss Rita




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