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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: ALBERT HARRY <abharry0010@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <abharryinfo@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:45:56 +0100
Subject: Greetings Dear,



Greetings Dear,
I am very glad to email you. Yes, I have a very good business athand; it is safe and very fast. I am personal assistant to MissStella Anderson. Her late mother is from Congo Brazzaville in Central Africa, and her late father is an army General who was Assassinated in Liberia a few years ago. Miss Stella is in a big Problem and need the assistance of an honest person.She is in Benin republic presently and lodging in a hotel here, shecame to this country because her late father's, other wives andtheir children wanted to kill her since her mother is not aliveanymore, and her late father loved her a lot that she was told ofall the places her late father kept his valuables.
She gave me all the documents involved here for safe guard.She is here in Benin Republic where she came for safety.
Her late father has diamond worth more than 40million United Statesdollars deposited with a bank in Lome Togo West Africa. He took aloan against it for 900,000USD which he used in the settlement ofdebt. We need to pay the loan before collection of the diamond fromthe bank, but that is not the issue now.
She needs first to collect the funds her late father deposited with asecurity company in here in Benin worth 30million USD.
Once we collect the funds first, we will have enough money to pay and collect the diamond from the bank. Her step brothers and sister dont know anything about this money and diamonds.
She will also need your financial assistance to collect the twodeposited boxes containing the money.
She still wants to continue her education and wish to do so in yourcountry, this is why I am giving you this proposal. She need a goodschool to continue her education and also need someone she cantrust to manage the funds until she complete her education.
She doesnt wish to sell the diamond she wants to redeposit them inanother secured place or bank. She will give you 40% of the totalmoney if you help her and be her guardian in your country.
If you accept to work with here, all pictures prove and documentswould be sent to you for verification.
Also I will send her pictures to you.Get back to me with my private email:ab_harryinfo@myway.com
I am waiting for your urgent reply so that we can proceed.Extend my greetings to your family.Thanks and have a nice day.Albert.
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