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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: "ANDERLINE OKWUOMA" <anderline_1984@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:21:08 +0200
Subject: Please help me.

Dear sir,
Good day.
I know that you will not recognise whom i am ,i am Anderline Okwuoma, the only dauther of mr Fedrick Okwuoma the former minister for gold and minning industry to Sudanese Government.

I am from Sudan but i am staying in a refugee camp here in senegal and also i am a victim of war as result of the political crisis last two years that claimed the lives of my parents and left me and my two junior brothers orhpans,but before the sad inccident my daddy left a big amount of money in a bank here in senegal in my care.

Please i am looking for a trustful God fearing person who will help me transfer this huge amount of money my father kept in this bank into his account,i have contacted the bank and they told me that the money must be transfered to a foriegn account of a trusted person, or that i must be atlaest 25-30 years old before the money can be transfered to my account or that i should look for a friend of my fathers who can help me keep the money in his account or use it for a reasonable investment in other to enable us face the things of life, as it is an agreementreached by the bank and my father.

So as i was searching of profiles i came across yours and i was deeply moved in spirit to write you and ask you if you will willingly help me and my two junior brothers transfer the money into your account.

As i have been studying marketing i will like to invest in the company and if possible in your country,that was why i am writing you to ask you if you will assist me claim and keep the money in your
account so that i can come with my two junior brothers over to your country to finish my university education and invest the money with the help of you.

As a parent who knows what it takes to bring up children i know that you will not betray me when the money comes into your possesion,please if you will help me please do it in the name of God if not because of me.

Please do something quick because we are surfering so much here in the camp here in senegal.could you imagine that there are no good water to drink no good food to eat no good room and bed to sleep on,infact as i was writing you now i am sick with maleria.

Please if you will help me and my brothers reply by consoling me and my brothers with apossitive answer,so that i will give you the neccesary
information and documents concerning the money and the transfer, and i will apply for visa to enable me and my brothers to come over to your country to finish our school and invest the money.

Hoping to read from you soonest,my best regards to you and your family,

God bless you.
Anderline O.


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