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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: "susan smith" <susancare4u@anpmall.net>
Reply-To: <miss_suzzan01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:56:43 +0930
Subject: FROM SUSSAN REPLY BACK URGENT

Dear Friend,

my name is Suzzan Smith Operah, I am from Rep. of Ireland but I worked with the Surgicare Transform Medical Hospital, 22 Wimpole Street, London W1M 8LD U.K. I am here in respective of Mr. Graham Thomas from Florida a patients in our hospital that have been suffering Cancer of the lungs whom I think may not survive from now henceforth, who lost her wife Mrs. Lyle Thomas in a plane crash that happened 26th December 2003 at Benin Republic which brought the cause of his illness. Bellow here is the link of the incident of the plane crash.

www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

Again he gave me a letter as he told me a story concerning him and her late wife Mrs. Lyle Thomas and how she died before he went into coma. He was afraid that he will not survive at this time since the Doctor has confirmed that to him after all the necessary text.

With all he told me, that’s what made me to be in contact with you believing that you will be a faithful person and God fearing one to handle his fund worth ($12.6m) which he made as deposit with the Security Company in Europe when he was controlling his personal farm in Zimbabwe that was later taken by the Zimbabwean Government, before his sudden illness.

While he was writing this letter he made it known to me that his personal lawyer have already secure the documents regarding to this deposit of the fund, he went further in given me the contact of his lawyer and ask me to look for a God fearing person who can be able to handle this project towards his dream, He even stated the area where He wants the money to be invested on, which I will also like to disclose to you.

Before he closes his letter He said that as soon as you secure this fund out from the security company for the purpose that you should not fail to show appreciation to me; as the nurse who have been taking much care on him when He was been admitted here in our hospital. Below here is some area in which He has mentioned that the fund should be invested mostly on.

1, Mother less Babies Home (orphanages).
2, Tsunami Disaster in some parts of Asia.
3, some part, that was been affected by Flood.
4, Building a very good Hospital in his name to save peoples Life.

Please dear I will like to disclose my very self to you as the nurse who have been taking good care of this old Man, as soon as I see your willingness in handling this project with the fund as He have instructed. I will also love it so much if you can disclose your own personal information’s as well so that I can know much about you as the one who is going to handle this project with this deposited fund with Security Company.

Please dear as soon as I received your e-mail I will not fail to give you the contact of his personal lawyer so that you can be related to him, to direct you on how everything should be executed, regarding on how the Man have pleaded to me before going to Coma.

Thank you so much I will have to stop here till I read from you.
Her Nurse,

Miss Suzzan Smith.

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