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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: ray smith <ray_smith48@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <raymond_smith101@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:09:25 +0000
Subject: urgent call



Attn. Friend, I have decided to contact you for the first and last time to seek for your association to get my only daughter saved and secure investment oF fifteen million U.S ($15.000.000.00) for you and my only daughter.

On this ground, you are expected to invite her to your country be her guideance, and ensure good education for her. She is Just 12 years old, a good Christain,and ready to adhere to instructions. She attended SOS infacts, and MissionaryChildren's Academy all in Cape Verde Islands.

By a way of brief introduction, I am Dr. Raymond Smith, aged 56 years, and single, i lost my wife in the Monday, 31 July, 2000 plane Crash that happened in Hotelissimo visit news.bbc.co.uk. I am from Plot 23, Raymond Close Province of Nakadez, Cape Verde Islands. A retired chief executive officer of Cape Verde National petroleum Cooperation, and the C.E.O Ray hertz oil services inc. I served my country with deligence and humanity for fifteen years as an appointed chairman of cape verde national petroluem coperation and finally went into politics as a presidential aspirant.

Four Days to kick off my political manifesto, I was arrested and placed under house arrest till date for no justice course or offence alleged on me. All these were to jeopardize my political ambition and visions by my opposition who is Pedro Pires.My contacting you is based on mutual trust after series of prayers.

You are to claim the sum of fifteen million (15.000.000.00) U.S from Ecobank in Accra, Republic of Ghana. The fund is my life savings from both cooperate and private life businesses.The only labour to this claim is to help my only daughter, Rita 12 years old have a safe and good future of Education. This creteria does not stop you from investing in other businesses of your choice.

Since you are worthy and can make a good guideance to my only daughter who is all i have got on earth right now. I am under house arrest and do not know my faith as i am faced with 45 years jail sentence which is undergoing prosecution and judgements.Remember, the fund is only fifteen Million ($15.000.000.00) Please,upon recieving your reply, i shall write my bank and recommend you as my business associate, and my bank shall get the fund transfered to you. for more clerification and faster transfer of this fund contact me immediately via email.my telephone lines are under tight security monitor. My safest means of communication is email.

My daughter has gone on exile and you can contact her after the success transfer of the fund within four bank working days.This business must be strictly confidential,and based on mutual trust. I am handing everything that belongs to me over to your care. My bank shall get you necessary cover documents for the fund transfer. Please, if you did not hear from me upon your reply, get my lawyer via email, truelightchambers@myway.com. forward my email to him.

Yours faithfully.Dr.Raymond Smith
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