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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: "margreth sasey" <sa.sey5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: vgezi01@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:54:57 -0500
Subject: mrs sasey

Greetings Dear sir,

From : Mrs. Margaret Sesay.
email: vgezi01@yahoo.com


My name is Mrs. MARGARET FATIMA SESAY, i am from Sierra Leone, the rich
Diamond district in Africa. My late husband used to be an inner caucus and a
key officer during the past military regime of the former President of
Sierra Leone, Major Johnny Koroma. I believe you should have heard all over
the news then on BBC and CNN about the various violent coup attempts to over
throw President Johnny Koroma by rivalary rebel forces, which led to an
outburst of the various civil war in Sierra Leone some years ago.

During that war, President Koroma depended heavily on foreign earnings that
he generated from the booming Diamond trade and other financial
contributions that he received from secret sponsors who supported his`regime
to remain in power. All the money and diamonds were kept in President Johnny
Korona's presidential villa, because our country's entire banking systems
had collapsed as a result of the on going war. The opposition rebel forces
were very strong and they resisted Koroma's troops, a lot of people were
killed by the opposition forces. It became obvious that President Koroma's
people were going to loose the war to the opposition forces, so Koroma and
his key officers in his administration had to flee from Sierra Leone for the
safety of their lives. It was case of survival of the fittest, so they
shared everything they had remaining in their custody.

My husband had a huge amount in his possession, which he told me included
his own share and some part for president Johnny Koromas'. Mr husband
tried, but was unable to move that huge amount of money out of Sierra Leone
then, because our entire banking systems were completely destroyed due to
the on going war. Alternatively, he packaged all that money and hid it in a
local storage place before we escape to South Africa where we are presently
living as asylum seekers.

My husband died of heart attack after several months on exile in south
Africa while he was still making arrangements to shift the money out of
Africa, and since then i have been left alone with my eldest son to take
care of the rest of our entire family and extended family. After my husband
died, I was calm and waited to get signals from Johnny Koroma, because my
husband had confided in me that greater part of that money belong to Korma.
I never got to meet with koroma again before he died.

I have contacted you because it is now time for me to move this money out of
sierra Leone to a foreign country where my family can start utilizing this
money, as i need to settle down with my family in a peaceful country
overseas because we cannot go back to sierra Leone because of the constant
conflicts and our tribes are still being hunted.

You do not need to bother much on your side, as I have already laid down
every arrangements on my own for the successful and 100% safe movement of
that money out of Sierra Leone, but I need to find a trusted person who will
assist me receive it and make plans for safe keeping, banking and good
investments. We have approximately - Thirty two million united states money
- $32.7 mi lion USD, and i am willing to offer you some part of this money
if you can cooperate and assist me.

Please, I would also wish you keep this discussion highly secret between you
and i alone to ensure that we attain 100% smooth successful movement of the
money out of Africa and into your country. This money is our last hope to
plan for the future of my children and other extended members of our family
whose future are dependent on that money. I will give you more details when
i hear from you. I await your response.
Regards,
Mrs. Margaret Sesay.
please reply only to
vgezi01@yahoo.com

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