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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: <sandra_d2013@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:18:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: My Future Partner,

My dear Future Partner,

It is my pleasure to send you this details of my life for a sincere relationship and for the fact that i am in need of your commit zeal to help me on this important matter. I hope you will honour my mail and reply with your kindness, may almighty be with you Amen!.

I will bigin by introducing myself to you, My name is miss Sandra Dennis, and my father's name is Dr.Rosen Dennis. I studiaded Medicine but was a fact that my father died it became a drop out. I am here today in Ivory Coast because of the problem i explained bellow;

My father died and left me and mother with inheritance worth $7,000.000.00 Us dollars (SEVEEN MILLION DOLLARS)and this eastate is deposited with the Security Company here in Ivory Coast before my late father was called to his glory of almighty God with untimely death.

Though i have not meet with you before this introduction neither you know me, but i believe that; In this, one has to risk confiding in suceed sometimes in life.
The death of my late father gave my mother seriouse intentive Illness and she died in few months after my late father's death. I live in the house of our great grand Mother in Sierra Leone our home country before i decided to come over to Ivory Coast to seek the release of my deposit inheritance
in the Security Company Custody. But my problem is that I need the assistance of a reliable and reponsible person in your country to assist me retrive this consignment fund safely to invest the money in your country under a mutual agreement without the concept of my father's relative or any third
party.

I wanted to do this clearance outside the concept of my uncle because 1st i am warned me not to trust him or any of the family members because the death of my late father lays on his fortune and it is Masterminded to them and they may also kill me according to the warning my mother gave before
she gave up in life.
I have the great pleasure in confing this matter to you for the help if you can honour my mail as i honour you and give me your Sincere Love and Kindness to me regarding my request and myself.

I can send you the Proves of this Consignment if you promise to help me Sincerely in Your Heart and that you will take good care of me whenever i get married to you or not. But my Comming to your country will be after the Transfer of our Consignment Fund to your country is successfully or anyhow
you decided to assist me on that. Please help me because my heart feel good with you and i want to be your Future Partner, for better.

Yours Faithfully,
Miss. Sandra Dennis.





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