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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: "sisulu@terra.es" <sisulu@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:35:50 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: urgent


ATTEN:
MY NAME IS MRS WALTER SISULU, THE 72 YEAR OLD WIDOW OF ELDER STATEMAN LATE MR.WALTER SISULU, A REKNOWNED FREEDOM FIGHTER IN SOUTH AFRICA AND UNTIL HIS DEATH HE WAS A CLOSE ALLY OF FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA.
BEFORE HE DIED HE KEPT A VERY HUGE FUND PORTFOLIO TOTALLING $27 MILLION IN THE CUSTODY OF A SECURING FIRM IN EUROPE WITH A STRICT INSTRUCTION THAT THE PORTFOLIO SHOULD ONLY BE RELEASED TO A TRUSTED BENEFICIARY NOMINATED BY ME.
YOU HAVE BEEN HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IN ALL HONESTY TO HELP THE FAMILY COLLECT THE PORTFOLIO FROM THE SECURITY FIRM IN EUROPE.
PLEASE SEND ME YOUR FULL DETAILS SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE OFFICIAL NOW IN CHARGE OF THE PORTFOLIO,
AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THIS INFORMATIONS ALL DOCUMENTS WILL BE UPGRADED TO CONFIRM YOUR BENEFICIARY STATUS TO THE PORTFOLIO. AND I WILL IMMEDIATELY SEND YOU THE CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY OFFICIAL WHO WILL GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY WILL RELEASE THE PORTFOLIO TO YOU WITHIN 72HOURS.
THE FAMILY SELECTED THIS WAY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FUND AND BECAUSE THE PROJECT CAN NOT BE MONITORED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND ALSO THE PORTFOLIO WAS DECLARE AS A PERSONAL EFFECT TO THE SECURITY OFFICIALS.
CURRENTLY I AND MY CHILDREN { JAMES AND ANGELA} HAVE GONE BACK TO MY HOME LAND "ACCRA GHANA " DUE TO MY AGE.
EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONDS.
WARM REGARDS,
(MRS) WALTER SISULU
TELEPHONE----+233246274048
RESPONSE PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRAVITE EMAIL
sisulu@voila.fr








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