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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: "Sarah Johnson" <sarah.john2@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sarah.john3@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:36:34 +0400
Subject: Good day and Compliments

Good day and Compliments,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing
that if it is the wish of Allah for you to help me
and my family,allah almighty will bless and reward
you aboundantly and you would never regreat this.my
family and i are true muslims and worship's allah
truthfully and i beleive that you must be good allah
fearing Person. I am a female student from University
of Cote d'ivoire abidjan I am 22yrs 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 father died earlier two months
ago and left I and my junior brother behind. He was an emir which our town
citizens titled him over sixteen years before his death.



I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of
his wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is
not literate enough to know all my father's wealth. He left the sum of
USD 8,000,000,00 dollars (eight Million,US Dollars) That was deposit in
a Security company . This money was annually deposited with my late fathers
Name before he transfered the money to a security comapny from Shell petroleum
development company(SPDC)and chevron oil company operating in our locality for
the compensation of youth and community development in our jurisdiction.
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 culturein the town.Now,i urgently need your humble
assistance to transfer this Box of money to your in your country because the content
of the box was not disclose to them When it was deposited. That is why I felt happy
when I saw your contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you
will help me invest this money wisely.



I am ready to pay 30% of the total amount to you if you help us in this business
and another 10% interest of Annual After 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 fund, kindly
reach me and I will link you to my legal representative for further discussion.
please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence the
transaction as quick as possible,Kindly send me your full Name and Telephone
Number and Fax . number . Reply To My Private Email (sarah.john3@yahoo.com

).

yours sincerely,
sarah johnson



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