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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: SANDRA AND DAVIS <sandraanddavis@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: sandra_davism@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:27:00 +0300
Subject: VERY URGENT


FROM SANDRA AND DAVIS,
democratic republic of Congo west Africa,
Please permit me to use this medium to explain my problem to you
But firstly, I will like to tell you who I am so that you will understand
and comprehend my point clearly.
My name is Sandra Makoulou Ankoh and I am here in Benin Republic with
my junior brother Davis and we are from Congo Democratic but here in Benin
Republic we entered as a result of the war in my country which lead to
the death of my father and mother living me and Davis alone on earth. And
here in Benin republic we entered as a refugee. Am still a student studying
medicine and Davis engineering before the out break of the war. Am 26
years of age and Davis is 20 .
Please we need your assistance and help and that is why we are writing
you now.My brother and I have realised a sealed box and a 25kg of gold dust which is deposited for safe keeping at Security Company in Dubai.
The docket file revealed that an amount of $9 million USD cash is the content of the box which was declared by my late father as personal effects. The file docket stated that it is only my late father foreign business partner and the next of kin can make claim of ownership of this items. Please what i need from you is to help us to stand as my late father business partner to put claim to the funds and to help us in the settlement for the clearance fee which they charged.
upon your response I will forward to you our late father lawyers contact information for you to communicate with him as regards to this transaction, he will also help you for the procuring of all the required documents needed for the claim of the deposited funds and 25kg of gold and for the change of ownership in your name as my late father business partner
However, as soon as the funds is being deposited in your country bank account or the account which you will set up with a bank in Dubai, you will then send to us visa and some money from the $9millon dollars for the purchase of our ticket to meet with you for a lucrative business which we will invest our part of the funds in your country.
this transaction is 100% risk free as every information is with our late father lawyer, and he will assist you as a legal adviser on how to recieve the deposited funds and 25kg of gold dust.
We are to offer you 25% of the total funds and 5% will be for the expenses which you encure upon the process of receiving the funds from the company, and you will then advise us on a very good business which we are to invest our part of the funds in your country.
Please indicate your willingness to help us by forwarding to us the following information for recognition as our partner and family friend.
Your telephone number,
Your full name,
Your house address and country.

Thanks and God bless you.
Sandra and Davis.

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