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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: sandra betty <sdharry002@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:51:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM YOURS DEAREST HEART SANDRA URGENT REPLY


Dear Sapphire,
Good morning and thanks for your message,i am really very sorry for not getting back to you before now,it's was due to a little illness that have putten me in a situation that i nevr expected,i thank God today that i was able to come and check my message,because i have been so worried,because of you,my dear i have carefully read your message and i want to let you know that all that ou have said in your message are all areeable to me.beacuse i also if this transaction is not kept confidential between the boh of us alone,i may stand at risk here and there in your country,already you know that my wicked uncle is after my life ,because he wants to take over everything that belongs to my late father,well my most happiness is that you know what i am facing here,what job are you doing now,and please send me a photo of yourself in respond to this message ok.what have you concluded with the bank?please let me know everything in your next message to me,you know i also told you
about the wicked hotel manager here,because of him,i don't want to have you call me in this hotel as i don't know my enimes right now,but i will see what i can do about it,i will get a telephone number where you can call me ok.I hope to hear from you very urgently i am really ill even as i am writing you this message now i am filling fine but or the fact hat i have o do it,i have no option,cash not at hand right now is making me have another problem,because every of my hope is in the money that the bank will transfer into your account,and it's after the money is transfer into your bank account,then from there you will,send me enough money that i will use to settle my hotel bill that is making the hotel manager to treath me in a wicked way,what can you do or me about this so that i will be free from his wicked acts right now,please my dear do something,don't worry about anything as soon as the bank transfer he money into your account ,you will take back every 1 cent that
you have spent to help me out ok in this transaction please do it for me,we will both smile together very soon ok,please tell me little about yourself ok and don't forget to send me your photo,this transaction is confidential ok .
Thanks with love
Regards
Sandra


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