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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: rebecca hassan <rebeccahassan200@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:18:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: THES IS MY SECOND LETTER TO YOU


My Dear Help Me,

I know that this letter will come to you supriseingly but i will not like to be afred how i manage to get your e-mail contact i will explain that to you when we meet each other in person.please don't be afred.

Brief introduction I am Mrs.REBECCA SANKOH the wife of the Sierra Leonain (R.U.F) leader late Major Foday Sankoh who was captured on the Freetown by the combined forces of the Government and U.N/ ECOMOG peace keeping force, for breaking the size firepeace agreement signed in Lome Togo by the O.A.U and the united nation. In my husband as the Chief of Army Staff intercepted and seized $160,000,000 which is for secret Armination deal between president Tijan Kabbah and a chemical company based in Moscow. He used part of the Money for the Puchase of Arminations to fight out the government of dictator Tijan Kabbah reason bucause of the agreement they made that after him the president that my husband will be the next president of sierra Leone that was the reason of the crisis, then the money was sized by my late husband, then he made a private deposit of $38.5,000,000 (thirty eight million five hundred thousand dollars) And some Good quantity of crystal white
Gold and Diamond weighing in a security trust company based in Abidjan.


The Security Company official indeed doesn’t know the exact content of the Boxes because they where deposited and declared as family valuables And Jeawearies for Sale. Following the fresh fighting that leads to my husband been captured he made arrangement via private Get for me and the family to leave our Country to Abidjan handing over to us the certificate of the private deposit and the with drawl agreement he made with the Security Company and also instructed us to go that he is coming, the next news we had that he had been captured, this Money, Gold and Diamond i am making a contact to you as an Individual who can easyly invest this money with me easly,with the Deposit Certificate . My son and I have been able to trace this company and confirm the Existence of this deposit made by my husband and as we reclaim ownership of the Boxes.

We therefore solicit your assistance to assist us and bring out your mind to recive us in care and to recive this money for onward investment of your choice in your country, realy if not that my late husband if suposing that my late husband succeded by coming over hear to meet us he would come with our diplomatic passport,and he would have do this transaction by it self , but now i will like you to consider this my letter so that with your help i will claim this consignment as my bussiness partner resettlement and invest in country in your care.

Yours Faithfuly
Mrs.REBECCA SANKOH
And My Son.



NB.Doe i have right write you fisrt and second letter i don't know if you are not willing to asisst us please i will like to hear from you if you are to asisst us or not If you are interrested, remember the confidential of this business because of the security of theof our life and this money here in Africa and in your country keep this business secret between you and get back to me.




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