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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: princess morgan <princessmorgan102@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:52:26 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE


10/11/006
ATTN:Dearest Friend

Calavery greetings in the name of our lord and i wishes you compliments of the season. I must introduced myself as Sister Helena S. Morgan (Princess) a daughter of late business mugul from Liberia but rightnow based in Lome Togo.

ASSISTANCE:

My father was killed by then formal President of Liberia Charles Taylor whom is on exile in Nigeria,my father was killed due Diamond deal as his business inclined and based on this all top people that are into this business were crosstars and killed by his evil men.
My father lodged a huge sum of $ 10.2m with my favour in the Ecowas Bank Security Vault, Lome Togo,as you may know that we are Only Two in the family which i and my younger brother who is still undergraduate in the university.
In a nutshell i seek for your assistance to this effects whereby you come to my aide for transfering of this fund to your private account,and after which make
for my travelling documents to meeting with you immediately You were introduced to me from a friend to my late father that you are a clergy with a fear of God and very capable to handle this fund.I'm still at Lome for security reasons till the successful of this transfer and all communications via email---I'm with every covering documents to effects this fund as per the lodged in the Bank security Vault.please if you need my assistan Contact me through this email address


Please may the love of God be with you and your bearings---Amen.
Your urgent response is higly needed.
Yours sincerely.
Princess Helena .S. Morgan



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