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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: "Princess Cecelia Esien" <esien9ce@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ceceliaesien2@myway.com
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 04:44:49 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR TRUST

Dearest ,

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
abundantly.
My family and I are true Christians and worship\'s God truthfully. I
got
your
contact through Internet during my research on some one who could help
us.
I am a female student from University of Nigeria, Lagos. I am 28 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 fathers died earlier
two
months ago and left my mother I and my junior brother behind. He was a
king,
which our town citizens titled him before his death. I was a Princess
to him
and I and my brother are the only people who can take Care of his
wealth now
because my mother is not literate enough to know all my father\'s
wealth
behind.
He left up to USD 27, 350, 000.00 dollars (Twenty Seven Million, Three
Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars ) with a security company, and 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. That is why I felt happy
when I
saw your contact which I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you
will
help me secure and invest this money. I thereby need your help in
bringing
the box containing the money out from the security company, based on
your
reply I will furnish you with more details on how we can proceed.
I am ready to pay 10% of the total amount to you if you help us in
securing
this money and another 10% interest of Annual 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 und,kindly reach me and I will let you know the next step
to
take towards actualizing this transaction as quickly as possible.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free.
I look forward hearing from you soonest through this my email
address:ceceliaesien2@myway.com so that I can give you more
information .

Yours sincerely,

Princess Cecelia Esien

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