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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: "princess nafisa" <princess_nafisa100@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:21:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED IMMEDIATELLY


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HELLO GOOD DAY AND COMPLIMENTS OF THE YEAR 2007,=20
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IN CONFIDENCE BELIEVING THAT IF IT IS THE WISH=
OF GOD FOR YOU TO HELP ME AND MY FAMILY, GOD ALMIGHTY WILL BLESS AND R=
EWARD YOU ABOUNDANTLY AND YOU WOULD NEVER REGREAT THIS.=20

I AM A FEMALE STUDENT FROM UNIVERSITY OF BURKINA-FASO,UAGADOUGOU. I AM =
25 YRS OLD. I'D LIKE ANY PERSON WHO CAN BE CARING, LOVING AND HOME ORIE=
NTED. I WILL LOVE TO HAVE A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND TO KNOW=
MORE ABOUT YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO BUILD UP A SOLID FOUNDATION WITH YOU I=
N TIME COMING IF YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HELP ME IN THIS TRANSACTION.=20
WELL, MY FATHER DIED EARLIERTEN MONTHS AGO AND LEFT I AND MY JUNIOR BRO=
THER BEHIND. HE WAS A KING, WHICH OUR TOWN CITIZENS TITLED HIM OVER SIX=
TEEN YEARS BEFORE HIS DEATH.=20

I WAS A PRINCESS TO HIM AND I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF H=
IS WEALTH NOW BECAUSE MY JUNIOR BROTHER IS STILL YOUNG AND MY MOTHER IS=
NOT LITERATE ENOUGH TO KNOW ALL MY FATHER'S WEALTH. HE LEFT THE SUM=20=

OF USD,18.5, 000.000 DOLLARS ( EIGHTEEN POINT FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS)I=
N A SECURITY COMPANY.THIS MONEY WAS ANNUALLY PAID INTO MY LATE FATHERS =
ACCOUNT FROM SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(SPDC)AND CHEVRON OIL C=
OMPANY OPERATING IN OUR=20
LOCALITY FOR THE COMPENSATION OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN OUR=
JURISDICTION.=20

I DON'T KNOW HOW AND WHAT I WILL DO TO INVEST THIS MONEY SOMEWHERE IN A=
BROAD, SO THAT MY FATHER'S KINDRED WILL NOT TAKE OVER WHAT BELONGS TO M=
Y FATHER AND OUR FAMILY, WHICH THEY WERE PLANNING TO DO WITHOUT MY=20
PRESENT BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE AS STATED BY OUR CULTURE=20
IN THE TOWN.=20

NOW,I URGENTLY NEED YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THIS MONEY FROM THE =
SECURITY COMPANY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, THAT IS WHY I FELT=20
HAPPY WHEN I SAW YOUR CONTACT BECAUSE I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT BY THE GR=
ACE OF GOD, YOU WILL HELP ME INVEST THIS MONEY WISELY.=20
I AM READY TO PAY 20% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO YOU IF YOU HELP US IN THIS=
TRANSACTION AND ANOTHER 10% INTEREST OF ANNUAL AFTER INCOME TO YOU, FO=
R HANDLING THIS TRANSACTION FOR US, WHICH YOU WILL STRONGLY HAVE ABSOLU=
TE CONTROL OVER.=20

IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS PROJECT SINCERELY AND ALSO WILLING TO ASSIST ME =
IN LIFTING THIS FUND, KINDLY REACH ME.=20

PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND I HOPE TO COMM=
ENCE THE TRANSACTION AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE, I WILL SEND YOU MY PHOTOGRAP=
H AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.=20
YOURS SINCERELY,=20
PRINCESS NAFISA



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