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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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Fraud email example:

From: "ANTA SOOW" <antasoow@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: antasoow@mway.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 10:59:18 +0200
Subject: TREAT URGENT

Hello My Dearest One.
Calvary greetings in the name of God,
I am Miss Anta Soow, am 28 years old; A native of Liberia.My late mother was killed by her Gold and Diamond business associates in 2004.I am now afriad of showing myself out to them (Business Associate Including members of my Family) as all are wanting to deny or kill me too.All because after the death of my mother, I inherited all her business and wealth.
Currently, I am suffering from long time cancer of the breast.From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more than six months, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very Severe stage. Infact, my personal physician told me that,I may not live for more than six months and I am so scared about this.
So,I now decided to contribute this wealth,to the well being of less privileged people and handicapped in the society of AFRICA,which is in my place, AMERICA, EUROPE,ASIA and CARIBEAN Countries.
This mission, which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recently
relocate from my country Liberia,to Dakar senegal where my mother deposited 10,500 000 us dollars(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) as the only daughter and aswell the next of kin.Due to the preassure my extent family members are giving me as they want to share the fund within themself's which i don't want. I selected you for this Purpose and prayed over it, I am willing to donate the whole sum of US$10,500,000(TEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) to you for the development of the well being of handicapped in the society and also as aids for the less privileged around your country.
Please note that, this fund is currently lying in a SECURITY AND FINANCE HOUSE HERE IN DAKAR SENEGAL.All vital docs are with me here and will be faxed to you.
I will File an immediate application for the transfer of the money in your name. Please, do not reply me if you have the intention of using this fund for personal use, than enhancement of the comfort of the Handicapped. Lastly, I want you/your home to be praying for me as regards my entire life and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual rebirth lately that wealth acquisition without God in one's life is vanity upon vanity.
I look forward to your mail.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MISS.ANTA SOOW



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