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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: "mrs mrs" <v_nn13@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: v_n102006@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:53:21 +0200
Subject: From:Mrs Nenita Villaran


From:Mrs Nenita Villaran
Please Email and reply me:(v_n102006@yahoo.co.in)
Dear Respectful,

Dear I am in need of urgent investment relationship with you if you are
willing.I am childless widow who was married to the former late minister of
finance in joseph regime who died of ulcerous illness while on exile for
being working with the ex-president Joseph.E of Philippine.

I, Nenita Villaran being his legitimately married wife after his death it
happen I Inherited and entitle to some of his assets including the sum of
Ten million, five hundred thousand united states
dollars($10.500,000)byinheritance right from my late husband.Unfortunately
this brought serious presure on me as my deceased husband's family member
objected the my right of inheritance to this fund,but fortunately for me
this said fund was concealed in metallic truck box kept in security company
in Manila for political reasons best known to him.

But the rising tension and pressure from my brothers in -laws compelled me
relocate this truck box to somewhere in a far Coted Ivoire State in Africa
with collaboration of the operational manager.

This idea was able to check relinquish of the metallic box containing the
fund to unauthorise person.And the terms of deposit permit only my bussiness
representive or married partner to have access or empower to request for the
relocation/shipment of the box to some other state for either bussiness or
investment purpose after due consent from me. I am desperate and need
investment partner to assist me to contact the security company on behalf
requesting for the shipment of the box to any investment friendly state
while I join him for joint bussiness investment.

On my scouting I found your profile suiting and some what exceptional having
browsed this site sometimes.In summary, I honestly want you and I to have a
versatile relationship and I will give you detalis regarding this deposited
box containing the said fund in other for you to contact the security
company as my bussiness partner and request for the diplomatic shipment of
the consignment to your destination where I will join you on arrival of
consignment/box.

The idea behind this is that I want to leave philippine by all means and it
has being my dream to invest this fund instead of leaving it lying
fallow,attracting all kind of charges,and at the end devalued. And this
requesting for assistance I am seeking from you is somewhat urgent as every
thing is set for the shipment only awaiting finally consent from me to whom
and where the consignment will be diplomatically ship to. Besides the
investment partnership opportunity you will benefit from your assistance.I
am also willing to give you 15% of the total fund for your kind urgent
assistance to my plight immediately on arrival of the consignment in place .

Do not entertain fear of paying for freight charge or demurrage neither
shipment charge as all has being recently settled personally by me before
contacting you.

Thanks for your audience and awaits your urgent
response

Yours faithfull
MADAM NENITA VILLARAN

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