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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: RICHEAL ANDERSON <rrranderson5@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <richeal_002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:15:58 +0000
Subject: From Richeal Anderson.



>From Richeal Anderson. From Rep of Sierra Leone. Email address( richeal_002@yahoo.fr ) It is a sincere gratitude to acquaint you with this proposal for the purpose of investment in your country. I know this letter may come to you as a surprise since we have not met before. My name is Miss Richeal Anderson 'the Daughter of late Engr and Mrs. Anderson Henry . My late father was the Director Minister of Petrolum in Rep. of Sierra Leone and my late father was killed by rebbels and my mother died when i was 6years old. After The death of my both parents,I and my lettle brother went down to Ghana in west africa with the help of a good sameritan, my late father deposited the amount of $25,400, 000 us dollars (tewenty five Million four hundred thousand United States Dollars) in the security company in china and the management of the security did not know that the trunk box is money because my late father decleared it as family valuable items for security reasons. Why I contacted you is for you to help me in claiming the trunk box, I want you to act as my my father's foreign business partner and as the new beneficiary of the trunk box, as soon as I receive your mail i will like to forward the contact of the security company in china so that you can contact them. I have agreed that as soon as you help me in retrival of the trunk box from the security company, your compensation is 25% of the total sum while 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may incure towards the transaction. If you are willing to assist me in respect of this transaction, kindly contact me immediately and send your telephone number and your contacts details so that I will direct you for more informations. I am waiting to receive your urgent mail.
Thanks and God bless. Waiting .Miss Richeal Anderson.
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