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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: Gift Morris <gift11.love@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:06:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: THIS IS ALL ABOUT ME WITH LOVE AND TRUST


Hello dear,
Thank you for your quick response. I really apppreciate your concern,and my prayer is for God to grant me my pussuance.Presently i am residing here in senegal where i am seeking my political assylum as a refugee due to the crisis in my country. Secondly i want to relocate with you to further my education and also start up a good bussiness venture that will be profit oriented.This is the phone number of the Reverend father incharge of ndi'oum refugee camp where I am staying (+221-763-906-609) and the e_mail address is (philipsadams88@yahoo.com). You can reach me through his contact any moment you want to get me. i will be waiting for your call.

The main reason why i am contacting you now is to seek for your assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a helping hand over some amount of money in my possession. This money four mllion five hundred thousand ($4.5million) was deposited some years ago by my father, he made me the sole beneficiary. Please, i am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim, to stand as my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well.i need a forigner who will stand on my behalf to the bank, that is why i decided to make this contact with you, for you to stand on my behalf to the bank and ask them the possibility of transfering this fund into your position. I have the deposite certificate and the account number of my late father plus the death certificate, everything concernig this transaction is clear,I will like you to first make contact with the bank where this fund have been deposited, let us hear from them before any other thing will be done, it is
due to the trust i have in you that made me to disclose this matter with you, beliving that i am save in your hand,nobody knows what i have and where i am, please i asking you for my safety and security keep it very private ok, i know that God will see us through.

Once i get you well, i will send the bank contact details to you, so that from there you will make contact with them concerning the account and find out the possibility of transfering this fund into your position ok, i really appreciate your concern, waiting for your urgent response so that we can proceed.Please send me your full contact

1.Your full names and country name...
2.Your phone and fax number..............
3.Your working place and position in the office..........
4.Your age and passport number.....
so that i can use it to write a letter of nomination to the bank so that when you contact the bank, they will know of a truth that you are coming on my behalf.God bless you.

Best Regards
gift

THE BANK CONTACT

My Sweetheart,
I thank you once again for your kindness towards me.How are you today, Remember i trust you honey that is why i am giving you all this informations. My love is for you and you alone ,i will like to hear your voice every time.I do not have phone number, but you can call me with the rev father's number that were we do receive call tell, when you call you tell him that you want to speak with me,he will send for me. Meanwhile,I have informed the bank about my plans to claim this money and the only thing they told me is to look for a foreign partner who will stand on my behalf due to my refugee status and the laws of this country.
Honey, I will like you to contact the bank immediately with this information,tell them that you are my foreign partner and that you want to know the possibilities of assisting me transfer my $4.5 million dollars deposited by my late father of which i am the next of kin. The contact informations of the bank are as follows,

SOCIETE GENERALE BANK AU SENEGALE
Email addresses,(sgbssenegal@inMail24.com)
OR(sgbs_accdept@yahoo.co.uk)
Account number BLB745008901546/QB/91/B.
The name of the transfer officer is MR. lamine
Telephone number (00221773010544 )

Contact them now on how to transfer the $4.5 million dollars deposited by my late father of which i am the next of kin. My dear i am glad that God has brought you to help me out from this situation and i promise to be kind and will equally need you in every area of my life plus rising up a family of our own, and investing it in lucrative business.Honey,like i told you that this camp is just like a prison and my prayers is to move out from here as soon as possible
to meet with you.Please make sure that you contact the bank for more information Ok. l am waiting to hear from you soonest!. Try to call me today honey. i want to hear your sweet voice.
Yours forever in love,
miss Gift

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