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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: "=?utf-8?q?Mrs.Affi=20Teihi?=" <affi_teihi01@yahoo.com.pe>
Reply-To: affi_teihi000@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:22:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Assist me in distributing the money to assist the less privilege.


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:affi_teihi01@yahoo.com.pe



- Beloved,This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as unserious could come into your mind but please consider it a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility.With due respect and humility, I write to you irrespective of the fact that you don't know me. I got your contact through the international directory on internet when I was making inquiry for foreign assistance.I have decided to contact and bestow trust in you, which I pray you will not ignore. I apologize in advance for any inconveniences that this proposal may cause to you. Handle this discretely and contact me urgently if you can assist me in this transaction,I am Mrs. Affi Teihi , of Repulic South African, widow to Late Mr.Smith Teihi .I am a 61 years old woman,I was executive board member of CON OILINTERNATIONAL -an oil servicing company in Johannesburg but retired years ago.I was also married with no child. My husband died 3years ago. Before the dealth of my husband, he kept $12 Million dollars for investment in a bond-term deposit in a security/finance house in Switzerland.Before this happened my business and concern for making money was all I was living for and I never really cared about other people. But since the loss of my Husband and also because I have no child to call my own, due to this I have found a new desire to assist the helpless.I am writing with my laptop from sickbed,my reason of contacting you is to seek your assistance in helping me to retrive my late husband deposited sum $12 Million dollars with the security/finance house in Switzerland,because my husband and I have no children, I am looking for a credible person to whom I will pass the right of next of kin. This person will apply to the security/finance house in Switzerland and request, from them, the procedure towards transfering of the fund.I have recently been daigonosed of esophageal cancer and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations for the benefit of the less previlleges because my husband relatives and friends has plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them. Please, I beg you to help me collect the $12 Million from the security/finance house in Switzerland and distributes it amongst charity organizations.You are at liberty to use your discretion to distribute the money and feel free as well to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any expenses and distributing the money to charity organizations on the condition that you will take 25% of the fund for yourself,5% used for any expenses, while you will use the remaining 70% for the less previlege people in the society. Expedite action and reply this email immediately. Remain Bless, Affi Teihi.


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