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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: "voctoria" <victoriaabuchi@centrum.sk>
Date:
Subject: Urgent Assistance


Dear
Please let this letter not to bring confusion to you. I know that we have not met either before but hear me from
the dept of your mind. It is circumstances that made to send this to you.
I will introduce myself first to you, My name is Victoria Abuchi, I lost my mother, my hero and my lord Ms Abu a
year ago. She was poisioned to death by her associate in business. She formed a company by one Mr. Philip Brown who poisioned her only to take benefit of the multi million venture. He was arrested immedaitely my mother died and he entered an agreement with my mother's brothers that I and the immedaite younger brother of my mother will represent my mother's interest in the company. After six months I was kicked out of the company because I said that we have to change the company's lawyer who I termed was part of the elimination of my mother. I did not know that
they have changed all the company's document without my name appearing any where. I will have to let you know more detail on that but let me move to the point why I am contacting you.
I have been nick named bastard by my mother's relations, They have named me all source of names even calling me
outcast because my mother is late, while my mother was the bread winner of the family. They have pushed me out of my mother's mansion and still want to eliminate my life.I got through the records of my mother account books three weeks ago while crying and meditating, which I beleive was inspired by the spirit of God, I discovered that there is a huge sum of money she deposited in a bank, which is $9,800,000. The note attached to the deposit agreement
she made with the bank indicated that, the money was to be used to purchase machinery for the establishment of a new company of her own.Please all I need from you is to do all you can to help me to get this money out of the bank. I have been to the bank where this money is deposited immediately, and confirmed the account most deligently. The bank told me that my mother informed them that the money was to be remitted to her company's costumer account abroad, which her costumer will provide to them but since then they have never heard from her nor the costumer. Now my mother is late. I don't want the bank to know that my mother is late. I told them that she is ill and appointed me to represent her in her affairs.
(1).I want you to provide an account where the money will be remitted into as my mother's costumer. (2).Make
arrangement for me to leave here as soon as possible (3).How much commission you will take for rendering the
assistant?
My mother did not marry to any man, She had me as the only child while she was having an affair with the person that
surpposed to be my father when she was 18 years and the man abandoned her and disappeared which forced her to
remain single. Now I am 20 years and never saw my father for a day.I have no home now and my life is in danger. I
don't have any one to run into. All the members of my mother family have turned their back on me because I
demand for me right. They told me that I don't belong to the family. That I should go and look for my father, Whom
I don't know. I have made trace to know my father without sucess. I want you to hear me from the inner most of your
heart and accord me this help.
God will bless you for saving my life and future.
Best wishes,
Victoria Abuchi.




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