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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?suzzan=20sainovic?= <mrssainovic1@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: mrssainovic@katamail.com
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 01:29:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST


Jeg har en ny e-mail-adresse!Nu kan du e-maile mig på: mrssainovic1@yahoo.dk

FROM MRS SUZZAN SAINOVIC

EMAIL:mrssainovic@katamail.com


Dear ,

I need your help.

I am the wife of Mr. Nikolia Sainovic who was Jailed By Hague, former Prime

Minister under the leadership of Mr.Slobodan Milosevic one of the people of

the former Yugoslavia indicted at the War Crime Tribunal in Hague. Although we

view this indictment as being politically motivated, there is nothing we can do

now but to be answerable to the law of the land and take it by faith and forge

ahead with our lives.

The whole set-up is nothing but a package some of the western world has

provided former Yugoslavia to contend with.


Mr Slobodan Milosevic the then head of government of Yugoslavia and my late

husband had kept some funds, American currencies in cash to enable them take

care of rebel problems that wrecked Havoc on the country during the crisis.

However, now that the country they prayed and worked for to protect has turned

against them while my husband was assassinated and Slobodan Milosevic is

indicted at the War Crime Tribunal, We have no option than to transfer the money

out for safety from where it has been Deposited somewhere in Europe for

investment purposes in your country. Presently , me and Mrs.Milosevic and my

family is being watch by the new government, so we don't wants this money to be

traces and sized the need to contact you for help.


The fund is in excess of $75million (Seventy Five Million Dollars). The purpose

of embarking on this mission is to savage this fund through viable investment in

your country, and shall be under your sole administration for some time, your

advice with regards to this shall suffice.


Can you help us? Are you capable of handling such funds? reply me immediately if

you can.

I have been asked to offer you 25%,for your assistance, Will that be ok?

I shall give further details to you when I receive your response to this letter.

It is very important to me please. When I receive from you I will stop

contacting any other person for assistance. For now I will give two weeks to

expect response from you.

Kindly reply me using only this e-mail address ID:mrssainovic@katamail.com


Above all, we need to trust you by virtue of your position and personality.


My Best Regards


Mrs Suzzan Sainovic.




- suzzan sainovic


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