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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: Mis Anthoniet <stephsn06@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: anthoniet@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:36:28 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Hello, Happy New Year To You ,


Hello, Happy New Year To You ,

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This is because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this email, With hope that you are the honest person who will bring meaning into my never-ending Suffering.

I am 22 years old a daughter to former Sudanese First-Vice President John Garang.My father, John Garang was the Leader of Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) one of the leading political parties in Sudan, which was formed, in 1983 to liberate the south Sudan from been marginalized. My late father died in an helicopter crash, a few week after he signed peace agreement with President Omar al Bashir.

I am writing you this letter with the believe that you will be kind enough to come to my aid, since the death of my father i was left alone without any body caring about me. i am contacting you with an investment plan, which i want you to handle for me. i am ready and willing to invest the sum of Pounds 7.3 million GBP, which was left behind by my late father. Before his death he instructed the finance & security company where the funds are deposited in London in an M.O.U (Memorandum of Understanding) to make sure i appoints a foreign investment manager who will manage this fund for us in a foreign country with a politically stable economy.

I will be most grateful if you accept my investment proposal either in your company or as an individual. If you are willing to proceed with as my investment manager do feel free to contact me with your brief personal profile and other details on the business that you feel will be good enough for the investment funds. Please note that on you acceptance of this proposal your names shall be presented to the finance and security company officially as the beneficiary to the investment also i will give you 20% of the total fund involve for your assistance and we shall undertake a written Trust agreement where all parties will know what percentage will be taken as the investment produces profit.

I hope for a favorable response to my mail. As more details will be provided to you on what we need to do to get this funds for the investment purpose in your country.
I am ready to relocate to join you in your country

Stephy

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