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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "sarah08 Gazeta.pl" <sarah08@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 20:39:03 +0000
Subject: ****Miss Sarah Wake****2


Miss Sarah Wake

Greetings,

I am Miss Sarah Wake from Sudan. I'm 20 years old, the only daughter of my
Late parents Mr & Mrs Manga Wake. I want to ask for your help.I lost my
mother at the age of 10 and my father was poisoned to death during his visit
to our home town plan by the rebles for not supporting the late V.Persident
John
Garang group for a family meeting 8 February 2006.Before the death of my
late father he told me that he deposited the sum of USD 9.5 Million
Dollars,which my name was used as the next of kin . But due to the
political crisis problem here and the reason behind my parents death I will
not wish to stay here again for now. Papa has 2 three story buildings and a
3 miles of Cotton plantation in our village from where he made his money
both as as producer and a produce buyer but all has been confiscated by my
late uncle who told me
that if i should ask of my late father's properties again he will use the
african witch craft to render me useless and make sure that he will infest
me with a
disease which i will never recover in life again.I am now staying with a
Pastor in a village who happens to asisst me.According to our tradition
when a man is about to give up in his sickness his immidiate brothers are
called to be at his bed side and they ussually lock
the door until when he gives up the ghost before they can come out to
annouce his pass away.It was during this period that uncle Micheal breaked
his personal cupboard and saw the documents of the buildings and
the Cotton plantation farm land certificate.

Please i am asking for your kind assistance to help me transfer this fund to
your country so that i can join you to continue my education which is very
important to me and also you can help me in investing the fund in a good and
moving business in your country and stay by my side to give me out for
marraige to whom i will love and you will give your blessings so as to bring
out kids to bear my late parents names

I am willing to offer you a good % . Contact me back if you are interested
in assisting me,I need your full contact informations (Name,Address and
telephone number) I will give you more details on how to bring fruitful of
this transfer upon your immediate reply.For now i am in the house of the
lord with prayers and melodies unto Him Warmest Regards,
Miss Sarah Wake
PLEASE DO KINDLY EMAIL ME HERE
(dora.w@hotmail.fr)

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