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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: love valentine <mrslovev1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:24:18 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HUMANITERIAN SERVICES .


HUMANITERIAN SERVICES .

From: Mrs.Love Valentine Dokie
PK1- REHABLITATION CAMP
LOME - REPUBLIC DU TOGO.
WEST/AFRICA.

Greetings Sir,


My name is Mrs .Love Valentine Dokie, married to late Dr.Valentine Dokie, a Liberian diamond merchants that was killed by Ex-Prsident Charles Taylor's soldiers on a war that broke off some years agos. I only felt so sober anytime I remembered about my late husband's sudden death that made me today a widow, May his Soul rest in Perfect Peace Amen! . I am here in lome-togo Republic Rehabilatation Center with two of my little kids as among the numerous refugees in this camp today.

I am contacting you as a God sent to me and my children and will like to open up to you so that you can free come out to help us since my children will like take you as the Fathers friend. I was been able to come across some relevant documents in my late husbands portifolio that contains his deposition of some UNCUT DIAMOND valued at the sum of $40.5Million United States Of America dollars with a security company Overseas. I have been also able to contact the security company and they told me to come down with my proofs that the late Dr.Valentine Dokie is really my husband after admitting that that such consignment was confide in their possession by such name and without vital proofs with me, the consignment cannot be released to me which I agreed after much deleberations with them on our telephone conversations.

Notwithtanding, I have been able to let the security company oversea's know that I am having my late husband business partner whose fund is involved in the diamonds with regards with some indications I got from some paper's here with me reference to the documents who I will like to come down to claim out this consignment from them and they accepted that the person should come down with proofs. As I am a widow and with the situation of our conditions here in Lome-Togo Republic in this Refugee Center, I will like to confide this consignment at your care and hopefully believed that you will not betray me after your travelling down to the security company overseas to claim this consignment on our family behalf and taking it down to your home.What is only required is by introducing you to the security company as my husbands business partner in your country after my confirmation of your kind interest to assist and to travel down to where this consignement is laying down till date.

I have accepted to offer you 10% for your travelling expenditures down to the security company and the cargo handling charges to take it down your country and also 10% as personal compensation since you are trying to help a humilated and less privelleged while the remaining 80% will be under your care for our family investment project's in your country under your care till to the time visitation to your residence.I need your assistance. I need your kind assisatnce due to the health conditions of my kid's.
NOTE: What you will require for your travelling is the Original Deposit Certificate and a Power Of Attorney from a Legal chamber with your name, address and photographs as soon as I confirmed your interest to assist me. All vital documents for your claim over this goods are at my possession right the way now. After claiming it out, you will take it down to your country for arrangement for the immediate sales, and keep the money that you recovered from the sales into your bank account so that we can start for our coming to meet you and your family.

God Bless you!.
Mrs.LOVE VALENTINE


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