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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: Easter Asmina <estmina03@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <estmina5@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:26:44 +0000
Subject: I hope with you will bring rest of mind and happiness in my life



Dearest, How are you and your family? It is a pleasure to write you and i am comfortable with your contact i urge you to read this letter carefully to enable you understand my predicaments.My name is Easter Asmina from Nyala-Sudan.I am 20 years old,fair in complexion single (never married)I am open minded girl,trustworthy,trutfull,loving kindness,sence of humour,easy going,faithfull and caring.I'm romantic and i can take care of people who surrond me.I am contacting you for a long term relationship with intention to introduce you a profitable business where childreen will grow to be happy in the future. I am contacting you because of the urgency and i hope my letter will not be upseting or embarrassment to you by telling you my present situation concerning bad maltreatment I and my junior brother were receiving from our step mother who cursed the death of my parents.My Father had two wives before his demise.My mother was the second,the first one couldn't raise him an issue after nine years of their marriage that emerged in him the idea of getting a secong wife that happened to be my late mother.After the marriage of my mother,the first wife turned hostile and aggressive till the extent that my father had to sent her packing and rented an appartment for her in the town. She came back with her things after the news of my parents death.She has been more or less hostile to me and my junior brother and want to deny me of all my father's assets.While she has sold our houses to one Mr Olson steven from united states and enjoy the money. We are just like being in a wicked circle that nothing in the house pleases us,we decided to left her and fly to Europe not knowing she has hide away our international passport already and other valuable travelling documents.Luckily she did not discover where I kept our father?s File which contains important documents.We decided to escaped by the help of Red cross team that brought us to Senegal.Due to my inability and lack of resources i decided to tell you about what i have in mind to consult you.I will be very glad if you should consider to help me investment the funds into profitable business in your Country. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$1,850,000.00 here in Senegal with my name as the next of kin.When I came to Senegal,I went to the company where my father deposited the funds so that I can withdraw some money as the next of kin to the account and start a new life.Unfortunately,I did not know that my father signed an agreement with the company that the funds should not be released directly to me if not married or upto 30years. The agreement states that I should appoint a trustee/investor any time I want to take the funds from the company before I am 30 years.I understand that the investor is to invest and manage the funds for me in a good busines.So the company people advised me that since I am not yet 30 years and not married,I should look for someone to stand for me for claims in accordance with their agreement with my late father. I want to live rest of my life in your country with my brother,that is why i contacted you for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country so that i can continue my education as i was in my 1st year in th university while my brother was in secoundary school when the crisis started and death of my parents. It is my intention to compensate you with 10% of the total funds for your services and the balance shall be our investment capital. Due to my staues here as a refugee,please all communications should be through email only for confidential purposes untill i find a way to cominicate with you through telephone. As soon as i receive your positive response showing your interest indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely,I will then forward you the company contact information for immediate transfer of the funds to your position. After received your positive response indicating your willingness to handle the relationship and transaction sincerely,before i can forward to you the contact information of whom you will contact and as well will send you my pictures Please do keep this only to yourself.Please I beg you not to disclose these details till I come over once the funds has been transfered.Yours Sincerely,Miss Easter Asmina
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