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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: "sofiana nuhan" <paulokqafor@excite.com>
Reply-To: sofiananuhan_69@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:18:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: GOOD NEWS










Dear Sir , Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you.I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from Alibaba website Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins. My name is MRS. SOFIANA SUzANA NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country in West Africa. My Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works, Liberia. My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA (CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him.You can verify this from your country. You can also check in some of the international newspapers postedin the web sites below: (i) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm (ii) http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_6621.asp Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $21.5
million through a diplomatic means, and deposited it with a Security Company in London . All that is needed is for me to instruct the company to hand over the funds to you as my family business partner, I will renumerate you with 20% at the end, but most of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction. I have been confined only to our country home and all my calls are monitored, So I will advise you contact me through the Email address stated above for onward proceedings. you will kindly aid me to invest the money in your country kindly include your private telephone and fax numbers where you can always be reached,your residential or company address to enable me send detail information/documents to you. Best Regards Mrs.Sofiana Nuhan Vaye

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