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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: "FROM CHIOMA" <princesschioma_50@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: princesschioma50@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:18:42 +0200
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME

Dear Sir
Good day and Compliments,
I am writing this letter in confidence believing that
if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my
family, God almighty will bless and reward you
aboundantly and you would never regreat this.
my family and i are true Christians and worship's God
truthfully got your contact through the Nigerian
chember and commerce.
I am a female student from University of Nigeria,
Lagos. I am 27 yrs old. I'd like any person who can be
caring, loving and home oriented. I will love to have
a long-term relationship with you and to know more
about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation
with you in time coming if you can be able to help me
in this transaction.
Well, my father died earlier two months ago and left I
and my junior brother behind. He was a king, which our
town citizens titled him over sixteen years before his
death.
I was a princess to him and I am the only person who
can take care of his wealth now because my junior
brother is still young and my mother is not literate
enough to know all my father's wealth. He left the sum
of USD 12, 350, 000.00 dollars (Twelve Million,
Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars)in a security company.
This money was annually paid into my late fathers
account from Shell petroleum development
company(spdc)and chevron oil company operating in our
locality for the compensation of youth and community
development in our jurisdiction.
I don't know how and what I will do to invest this
money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred
will not take over what belongs to my father and our
family, which they were planning to do without my
present because I am a female as stated by our culture
in the town.
Now,i urgently need your humble assistance to transfer
this money into your bank account, That is why I felt
happy when I saw your contact because I strongly
believe that by the grace of God, you will help me
invest this money wisely.
I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if
you help us in this Project and another 10% interest
of Annual After Income to you, for handling this
business for us, which you will strongly have absolute
control over.
If you can handle this project sincerely and also
willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly
reach me and I will link you to my legal
representative for further discussion.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free
and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as
possible, I will send you my international passport
as soon as I hear
from you.
Yours sincerely,
chioma (ms).




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