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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: shabangu susan <suzzy_gal@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:42:35 +0000
Subject: Request For Assistance Pls.Request For Assistance Pls.



Dear Sir/Madam, How is your day today? I hope all is well with you and all the members of your family.For me here, am ok,only the ups and down here in Casmas.However, my names are SUSAN SHABANGU, from southern DARFUR in SUDAN and i am living in the REFUGEE CAMP here in DAKAR, SENEGAL. In this camp our movements are restricted. Its just like one staying in the prison and hoping that by Gods grace he or she would one day, come out from here. I'm not comfortable with the way they treat us in this camp but the controller of the camp is personally very good to me. I don't have any relative known to me now, all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war some were killed ,the only person i have now is Refugee Camp Controller here in the camp he has been very nice to me since i came here .The camp have two hostels one for men the other for women. As a refugee here i don't have any right or privilege to any thing be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this country. I want to go back to School to finish my studies. I was about to enter for my second semester exams start, in medical surgery before the crises broke up. I only attended my first semester before the tragic incident that lead to my being in this situation now took place. When my father was alive he deposited some amount of money in a leading bank in London United Kindom, which he used my name as the next of kin,the amount in question is $15.5M (Fifteen Million, five Hundred Thousand USA Dollars). So i will like you to help me get this money out and transfer this money to your account and from it you can send some money for me to get my traveling documents and air ticket to come over to meet with you.it is an Agreement my father made with the bank that only foreign partner can be able to withdraw the money in his absence. And one of his partner in SENEGAL whom i know because he used to visit us from London is­­ now dead, Now i do not know any other foreign person or have any other foreign partner . I kept this secret to people in the camp here the only person that knows about it is the Camp controller because he is like a father to me and he is the one who help by joining this site. So in the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about it.I will like to send to you some of my pictures,while i was living in My Country Sudan.However, this will be done immediately, i get your reply, offering to help me. I will not forget to remind you that you have these information due to the trust and love i deposited by prayer. I like honest and understanding people, truthful and a man or woman of vision, truth and hard working.Please,do reply me through my private e-mail address:suzzy_gal@rediffmail.comMay Allah bless and guide you always..I am,Yours sincerely,SUSAN.
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