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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: "saphinatou sinko" <saphsinko@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: saphsinko5@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 13:33:20 +0000
Subject: Am waiting for your urgent reply,

Good day,
I am writting this letter with due respect and heart full of tears since we have not known or met
ourselves previously. I will so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards
your 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. I am Miss Saphinatou J.Sinko
a 23 years old girl from Gambia,the only daughter of Late Dr.Johnson Sinko a respacted personal
and adviser to the former head of Mineral Resource in our Country before his death.my father died
along with my mother and two younger once in a motor accident in our country Gambia.And since
then life is not easy full of sorrow and pain especially for life to be in serious pain.

The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future
and also for a helping hand over some huge amount of money in my possession. This money was
acquired by my late father when he was in office and he deposited it in a foreign account in Europe
for safety and security reasons. I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim and
in the area of investment as i dont have experience in internatioal transaction, As I have mention
earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well known to you,if I am given the opportunity
to do so. Pls attach your direct and full information as you reply to me.you can also contact me at ;
saphsinko7@yahoo.com
Thanks and remain bless
Yours Saphinatou J.Sinko.


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