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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: AIMAN DANIELS <aiman1010dan@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <aiman_dan2000@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:45:20 +0100
Subject: Beneficiary




From: Mrs Aiman DanielDemak Laut street,93050 Kuching,SarawakMalaysia.
BENEFICIARY OF USD$5.3MILLION
Dear Friend,
My late husband Late Kari Daniels worked with an Oil servicing Company until his death in lraq after a Bomb Blast.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $5.3Million (Five Million three hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with one Finance Company in Europe.
Recently, l was diagnosed with Cancer and my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. l cannot move out of the hospital as the cancer Swelling is large on my abdomen.
Having known my condition I decided l want you to help me donate some of these fund $5.3m to Children Living in Orphanage Homes .

l was once an orphan before l was adopted by a malaysian family where l met my late husband .l do not want the children living in the Orphanage Homes to go through the molestation l went through while l was there 28years ago.
I took this decision because I dont have any child that will inherit these money USD$5.3M.

I may not be able to speak with you on telephone communication in this regard because of my health as the Doctor said lt may cause some damages to my brain and cause early death and also to keep this transaction Secret until the funds USD$5.3M is transferred into your account in few days from now.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance Company in Europe. I will instruct the Finance to transfer the funds into your account as the Benefactor of the $5.3m. You can speak with the Finance Company and make all neccessary Verifications for the transfer.

Whatsoever Business you may do with the $5.3m.Ensure you assist the Children in Orphanage with some funds.This is my Wish.

l will require your Personal Phone number and if possible your Residential address to include in the mail l will send to the Bank that will do the transfer into your account.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
l will be expecting your response.

God Bless You for assisting.
Mrs.Aiman Daniel
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