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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: "Mrs.Keitaro Sato" <mrs.keitaro_04@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:02:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: VERY URGENT (FROM MRS.KEITARO SATO)


Dearest one.

Complement of the season and I want to discuss this with you because my present predicament requires it and I want to tell you that have prayed concerning you before contacting you .

I am Mrs Hyogo Keitaro Sato from Japan. I was married to late Mr. Keitaro Sato, former Japanese Ambassador for Conflicts and refugee related affairs in Africa, We served in Mali, Ethiopia, Democractic Republic of Congo and many Africa countries and finally Ivory coast where we were serving before the sudden death of my husband in 2006.

We were married for many years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.Before his death we were both born again Christian but I love both christian and Muslim religion.Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which against our plan. What i did was to adopt a little boy (John) who is only 13 years now and can not manage the funds.

When my late husband was alive we both deposited the sum of $(9.4 Million ) USD Nine Million and four hundred thousand in a Finance Security Company here in Abidjan.Recently,my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem.

What I want from you is to help me take care of this fund for my little John.You will be the overseer of everything because I want this funds to be well kept in your personal account and you will look for a very standard School for John in your country but I want to tell you that this fund is for John .

You will open account for john's and deliver this fund to him when he clock 20 years. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives are around me always in this ward. I don't want them to know about this development because my late husband was poison by them because of our wealth and I dont want them to have anything in our property.

With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the relevant documents that will legalize you to have access over this fund. I will also issue you an affidavit that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund in the Finance Security Company.

Contact me on my private email only , I check only my private mail everyday mrs.sato_keitaro@yahoo.com delay in your reply will give room in sarhcing for another God fearing person for this same purpose.


Mrs. Hyogo Keitaro Sato.
Houphey orth. Hospital,
Marcory Abidja Ivory Coast .
mrs.sato_sato@yahoo.com


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¿Con Mascota por primera vez? - Sé un mejor Amigo
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¿Con Mascota por primera vez? - Sé un mejor Amigo
Entra en Yahoo! Respuestas.

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