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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: "angela yaro" <yaroange111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: yaroangela101@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:19:57 +0000
Subject: My Dear Beloved-Please this is my second mail

My Dear Beloved,

Please,i am 19 years old Miss Angela Yaro,from Togo.I want you to help me
transfer my inheritance fund USD$1,600,000.00 into your account in your
country.The money was deposited by my late father but because of the
useless tradition we have,I am really afraid of everybody here and will not
want my father's relations to know about the money.This is because if a man
dies here without a son it doesn't matter how many daughters he has,they
are in trouble.My father's sudden death really brought sorrow to me because
he had no son.

As soon as i receive your reply with your Telephone contact information,i
will give you details and the contact where the money was deposited by my
late father of which i am the approved next of kin.

Please reply through my alternative email: yaroangela101@yahoo.com

Thanks and God bless.

Miss Angela YaroMy Dear Beloved,

Please,i am 19 years old Miss Angela Yaro,from Togo.I want you to help me
transfer my inheritance fund USD$1,600,000.00 into your account in your
country.The money was deposited by my late father but because of the
useless tradition we have,I am really afraid of everybody here and will not
want my father's relations to know about the money.This is because if a man
dies here without a son it doesn't matter how many daughters he has,they
are in trouble.My father's sudden death really brought sorrow to me because
he had no son.

As soon as i receive your reply with your Telephone contact information,i
will give you details and the contact where the money was deposited by my
late father of which i am the approved next of kin.

Please reply through my alternative email: yaroangela101@yahoo.com

Thanks and God bless.

Miss Angela YaroMy Dear Beloved,

Please,i am 19 years old Miss Angela Yaro,from Togo.I want you to help me
transfer my inheritance fund USD$1,600,000.00 into your account in your
country.The money was deposited by my late father but because of the
useless tradition we have,I am really afraid of everybody here and will not
want my father's relations to know about the money.This is because if a man
dies here without a son it doesn't matter how many daughters he has,they
are in trouble.My father's sudden death really brought sorrow to me because
he had no son.

As soon as i receive your reply with your Telephone contact information,i
will give you details and the contact where the money was deposited by my
late father of which i am the approved next of kin.

Please reply through my alternative email: yaroangela101@yahoo.com

Thanks and God bless.

Miss Angela YaroMy Dear Beloved,

Please,i am 19 years old Miss Angela Yaro,from Togo.I want you to help me
transfer my inheritance fund USD$1,600,000.00 into your account in your
country.The money was deposited by my late father but because of the
useless tradition we have,I am really afraid of everybody here and will not
want my father's relations to know about the money.This is because if a man
dies here without a son it doesn't matter how many daughters he has,they
are in trouble.My father's sudden death really brought sorrow to me because
he had no son.

As soon as i receive your reply with your Telephone contact information,i
will give you details and the contact where the money was deposited by my
late father of which i am the approved next of kin.

Please reply through my alternative email: yaroangela101@yahoo.com

Thanks and God bless.

Miss Angela YaroMy Dear Beloved,

Please,i am 19 years old Miss Angela Yaro,from Togo.I want you to help me
transfer my inheritance fund USD$1,600,000.00 into your account in your
country.The money was deposited by my late father but because of the
useless tradition we have,I am really afraid of everybody here and will not
want my father's relations to know about the money.This is because if a man
dies here without a son it doesn't matter how many daughters he has,they
are in trouble.My father's sudden death really brought sorrow to me because
he had no son.

As soon as i receive your reply with your Telephone contact information,i
will give you details and the contact where the money was deposited by my
late father of which i am the approved next of kin.

Please reply through my alternative email: yaroangela101@yahoo.com

Thanks and God bless.

Miss Angela Yaro

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