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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: Sarah Wake <janetfr206@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sara.wake@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:38:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Miss Sarah Wake


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
sara.wake@hotmail.fr


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