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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: PRINCESS SABAT <princess_9898sabat@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <princess_sabat20074right@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:26:28 +0100
Subject: RE GOOD DAY



Dear friend, I know this letter will come as a surprise to you, but I would like you to give it top consideration so as to help me and my family out from our present economic predicament, which the entire family is facing this time around. I am fresh princess sabata the first daughter of Mr Richard sabata a south African citizen who based in Zimbabwe and also a farmer in Zimbabwe. My father, Mr Richard sabata who was under the Zimbabwean police custody awaiting trial for not quiting his farm as directed and instructed by Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe that the white farmers in the country should vacate their farmland and go back to their country. But my father due to what he has invested in Zimbabwe and also on his farm refused quitting, it is because of this that the president instructed the police to lock him and all his properties are now seized by the Zimbabwean Government. He later died in detention. All effort made by my fathers friend Mr.David Conley, the Zimbabwean Minister for Agriculture and my mother who is also a Ghana citizen to release my father was to no avail. My mother, Mrs. Rebbecca bembela sabat who is from Ghana knowing fully well that the case of my father is a serious case revealed to me that my father Mr. Richard sabata deposited some money in a ''BANK IN GHANA'' international commerical bank Ghana She has given me all necessary documents concerning this transaction, and the money involved is Twenty five million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States dollars (25.7m USD). My mother said I should search for a reliable foreigner to keep the money because of safety as instructed her by my father Mr. Richard sabata. My family lawyer advised me that i should look for a reliable and trustworthy person who will act as a next of kin to the funds in other for the funds to be transfer ed to his foreign account. And the law of the bank here stipulate that if such huge amount of money remain for the bank without claim for a period of time the money will return back to the bank Treasury has unclaimed funds, pls i don't want this money to lose for the bank pls help me. This will make us collect the funds easily and invest it for a profitable business abroad. We have also resolved to realize 25%o of the funds to you, and 3% set aside for all expenses we may in cure in the and transfer process. More information about this will be given to you as soon as I receive your response to this email. reply to my private email address Email.
princess_sabat20074right@yahoo.com best regards Sabata Princess
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