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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: Mrs Suzzan Sainovic <ssainovic22@nonomail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 12:17:26 +0200
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS HIGHLY NEEDED



Reply-To: ssainovic22@yahoo.com

Message-ID: <7aa85fa24427d323c23123d748244f86@localhost>

X-Sender: ssainovic22@nonomail.com

User-Agent: RoundCube Webmail/0.1-20051021

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Dear Sir/Madam



RE: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS HIGHLY NEEDED



I am very sure that this mail will bring lots of surprises and

curiosity to you since there was no previous correspondence before now between us.



I am a widow of one of the top rulers in Chechnya, My husband died

along side with the Chenchan president who was killed in a bomb attack

early this year in a parade ground.



My husband told me before his death that he has a credit of $8.9M USD

which he deposited overseas and handed to me all the documents which my

lawyer has confirmed with the authority concerned.



Right now I am looking for an Investor who will help me to invest the

total sum in the west and after which I will relocate to your country.



The security situation in Chechnya does not warrant me to do much from

here,therefore I have designated my family lawyer who will co ordinate

every aspect of the fund transfer and the investment with your

assistance.



I am ready to concede up to 25% of the funds to you as your share if

you will help me to pull the funds and invest it in your country which

has a stable economy.



Upon receipt of your acceptance letter to my private mail box quoted

below,I will introduce you to my family lawyer for details on how the transfer can be done in the shortest possible time.



NOTE: The main assistant is after the money has been transfered into

your personal/company account,you are going to assist us in investing

the money in your country and supervise the total investment over there.



For security reasons all other information will reach you through my

direct email: suzzy101@di-ve.com



Awaiting your Urgent response via my direct email address.



Regards,



Mrs.Suzzan Sainovic



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