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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: vareta Abegailie <varetabeg_ingod2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: varetabeg_ingod@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 21:14:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?


FROM MADAM GLORIA VARETA ABEGAILIE,
OSMEMA AVENUE LOT 15,
LAPU-LAPU CITY 6015 CEBU,
PHILPPINE.

Hello Dear,

I am Madam Gloria Vereta Abegailie, a citizen of philippine, widow,and legitimate heir to the late former oil merchant Mr.Abegailie who was a victim of terrorist attack against the country by Abu Sayyaf movement in the southern luxury beach region on the 11th April 2002 that render people of difference nationals dead.I was born on 27th may 1951 at Laguna,in philippine.I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer .It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few weeks to live, according to medical experts.

My husband had earier informed me that he depositted the sum of $17.5 million in a finance security company in cote d'ivoire before his death. I did not go to Abidjan since because of my cancer illness that made it very difficult for me to travel out of my country,hence i had been hospitalize since.

After medical experts told me that i have a few weeks to live,I now decided to travel to Abidjan to claim the money before i die.I am now in Abidjan,and i have confirm the deposit as i am in possesion of the deposit documents that will enable us make claims.The money was depositted in a metallic trunk box under a secret arrangement as it's contents were decleared family valuables.This means that the security company does not know the content of this box that was shipped from Philippine to Cote d' ivoire under a diplomatic coverage.

My purpose of asking for your assistance boil is because of the clause that was attach on the deposit,between my late husband and the finance security company which decleared that the contents of the metalic box belongs to my late husband foreign partner, and the deposit statement of the box authorized the company to make this box avaliable for shipment on request only to my late husband foreign bussiness representative, though no name was mentioned.Hence I want you to contact the the security company as my late husband bussiness partner/ associate, after receiving the prove from me to enable the company release the consigment to you diplomatically, while I join you on the arrival of the consignment.I will like to go for further medical cure when i come over to your country.And most importantly to me now,is my desire to donate most of the money for charity organizations.

All you need to do is to help me contact the security company and introduce yourself as my late husband bussiness partner/associate,requesting the shipment of the box to your address which you will provide.And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and tell you the arrival date of the consignment, then I will join you to give you 25% of the money instantly before I go on to distribute the remaining for charity works.

N/B:KINDLY NOTE THAT 25% of this funds must go to the tsunami victims and 25% for your efforts and time, while 45% will be for my other humanitarian services.I need only 5% for my medical care for the remaining weeks i might live in this world.

Please if you are interested and willing to present yourself as my late husband bussiness partner/associate kindly write me as soon as possible.

I awaits your urgent response

Best wishes,

Madam Gloria Vereta Abegailie




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