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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: =?gb2312?q?sarah=20montgomery?= <sarahmontgomery070@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: sarahmontgomery_t20@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:37:18 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Mrs.Sarah Montgomery


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Goodday,

This business proposal to you is strictly confidential, with due respect. Sorry at this perceived confusion or stress you may have receivingthis letter from me, Since we have not known ourselves or met previously. Despite that, I am constrained to write you this letter because of the urgency of it.By way of self introduction, I am Mrs. Sarah Montgomery, the wife of late H.B MONTGOMERY formal director general in charge of the National sales of diamonds(DIAMOND RESERVE) Who died in the Sierra Leone civildisturbance [War].

My three daughters , my step son and I are trapped in obnoxious custom and traditional norms.We have suffered maltreatment and untold hardship in the hands of my late husband's family, simply because I did not bear a male child [heir apparent] for my late husband. By tradition, all that my late husband had, [wealth] belongs to his brothers/family. And myself is to be remarried by his immediate younger brother which I vehemently refused. They have takenall that I suffered with my husband to acquire including treasures, houses and his bank particularseized by them. I wanted to escape to the United Stateof America [USA} with my children on exile, but againthey conspired and stole my international passport and other traveling document to further frustrate me. Thank God, two weeks ago, my late husband lawyer received Key Text Code [KTC} from a Security & Finance Company abroad, that my late husband deposited of U.S $15.2 Million [fifteen Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] cash, with this c ompany. It has therefore, become very necessary and urgent to contact someone, a foreigner like you to help me receive/secure these consingnment overseas after the consignment has been claim from the secuirity you can shall assist me to place the funds in a reliable bank Account (presumably an empty Bank Account, if available) and to help invest it on our behalf as well, while we find a way of getting out to meet with you in your country.These consignment are kept on an "OPEN BENEFICIARY MANDATE"with the Security Company to avoid detection, seizure or diversion. my late husband attorney have had several telephone discussions with the Assistant Director of the security company, who has express willingness to help me on meeting the company's demands. This is why I have contacted you to help save my children and I, receive these consignment on our behalf. But, you would need to give me sufficient assurance that if you help me, you wouldnot divert the funds. My children and I have resolvedto give you 20% of the total sum. This is all mychildren and I have got to live on.Please, I have reposed my confidence in you and hopeyou will not disappoint me. I look forward to yoururgent response, including your private phone / mobileNo and also your fax no for easier

communication.



Stay blessed.

Mrs.Sarah Montgomery

- sarah montgomery


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