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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: glory suma <glorysuma643@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: glorysuma27@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 10:00:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT


HELLO,

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but, it as an emergency to our condition with my mother here in BENIN COTONOU, Be bless as you help me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country. I am ( MS.GLORY SUMA ) from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur, now seeking for refuge in BENIN COTONOU under the(UNHCR)united nation high commission for refuge with my mother. we got your contact during a desperate search here in BENIN for a possible transaction. My (late father DR. SUMA SESSAY) who was the former minister of finance and economy in Sudan before he was

assinated by the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2003. And all our properties was totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my father's documents covering $10.5 Million dollars(ten million five hundered us dollars) which is presently deposited safely in a Finance Company here in BENIN on my name as the only (DAUGHTER) of the family, and the next of kin. the Company have approved to transfer the fund. deposited on my name but we are looking for a trust and reable foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and invest the fund in his country.i was advice to leave with my aged mother immediately,for security

reasons. to BENIN COTONOU because i was the next target as the only (DAUGHTER) of my family. All the vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will reccive the fund. for investment. in your country and possession pending our arrival to meet with you. Furthermore, we only want this done this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund. on commencement of this proposed transactions. you will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to get a visa and fly down to your country once the fund. is been

transfer to your country.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is all, our hope since my late father died. I am giving you the offers as mentioned. with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we have decided to give you (25%) of the total fund based on qiuck participation in your side. Secondly, we shall also take( 5%) out for any miscelleneous expenses that may occure, during the transfer. i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you receieve this proposal so that we shall arrange, on how this fund will be transfer to your country. On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less than (7 working days) to be accomplished as the Company managment told me and my mother. All documents covering the fund. are safe and intact with us here in BENIN COTONOU hoping to hear from you,

contact me as soon as you receive our email.

THANKS,

MS. GLORY SUMA


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