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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: Louisa Christopher <louisa2d@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:35:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM LOUISA CHRISTOPHER


Dear Mr.Madras House ,

It`s my pleasure to confirm your interest and willingness to assist me and my brother louis.May the peace of the lord be with you .Since after the death of our father me and my brother louis is really suffering because our step mother wanted to kill me and my brother and that is why we left her and decided to stay with the chruch sister.I am 17Yrs and my brother louis is 15Yrs old.

Now , me and my brother louis is living with the church sister since after the death and burial of our father.We stop going to school because nobody is ready to take care of us because they are all interested to confide and take over all my late father`s property because me and louis is young.

Before I proceed to explain to you much of how this transaction can be realised without hitches,I wish to bring to your understanding that there is nothing to doubt as much as this transaction is concerned,let it be known to you .

First,I want you to promise me that you will keep this very confidential between your self and myself at all times.This is very important. I will need your assurance now so we can go any further.

You have to understand that our entire life depends on this and we shall do our best at all time to safeguard it and that is why we need a partner who we can trust and have great confidence in to assist and help us with this transaction.

Our question to you is, can we fully and completely place our trust in you? Are you willing to assist and help us all the way until this money is transfered out of here and into your account? Are you able to keep and secure the money with you until our arrival into your country? Will you be very and completely honest with us and be our friends in this regards?.

This money will be transfered into your account from here.You will hold this money with you, supervise it and keep complete control of it.I choose to bring this money into your country because of your liberal tax laws and free access to invest into any lucrative business in your country .

From all indication we believe that the money will be save in your country. All I need is an assurance from you and then I will send you the modalities and the application form which you will fill in and send to the bank.

Awaiting,your urgent response and assurance.Pls send me your photo because I really need someone to trust because this is our last hope to get our late fathers fund from the bank.Attach is picture I am living in Ghana with my only brother louis.

When you successfully claim our father`s fund and the bank transfers into your bank account then you can be able to come down to our country Ghana and take me and louis back to your country where we can continue our educational career.

Presently , we dont have any telephone number at this moment because we are living with a church sister and we dont want anybody to know about this transaction so I will like you to keep this transaction secret because I dont want my late father`s enemy to kill me and louis.

I am waiting to receive your picture .I will send you the claim application form which you will send to the bank to enable you claim back this funds from the bank.

Your`s Daugther and Son,
Louisa and Louis



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