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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: deborah faith <deborahfaith001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <deb_faith0002@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:41:09 +0100
Subject: PLS help me



Dear Sir/Ma, Maybe I should trust and take you into confidence.This is because you strike me as a child of God.Anyway, I am the past chairlady of Network for Movement of Justice and Development(NMJD), an organisation set up by the Sierra -leone Government to supervise the sales and award of diamond contracts. Due to my ill-health for sometime now, I have not been able to look for a reliable person to propose this business to. Stating it briefly, my late father deposited the sum of ($17.5million U.S Dollars) in a Safe Deposit in Senegal, but for security reasons the said funds is now being kept in the diplomatic security office. This money was paid into the suspense account in the office with my name as the next-of-kin. This money was realised from Diamond sales and it was kept under the care of my late father as the commander in his Area,which is (AREA B.) that controls any financial issue in(NMJD). Over these years, I have been seeking for a very close foreign confidant to come into my live and handle this situation with me. I highly need your assistance both in putting this funds into your account for our mutual benefit. I would want to invest this funds either in Europe, Asia or in the US where businessmen and women are encouraged by the government. I just hope you will not betray my confidence in you at the end. This is because, I have no single idea of foreign investments. I also hope that you will take care of all that. Thanks a million while waiting eagerly for your response by return mail. With loveMrs Deborah Faith
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