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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: <christianadon01@mysinamail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:16:30 +0800
Subject: FROM CHRISTIANA DON

FROM CHRISTIANA DON
Dearest one
May this mail find you well.
My names are Christiana Don 22 years old, a citizen of Sierra - Leone , i am the only survival daugther of late Dr. Martins Don, who before his death was the person managing the Sierra - Leone Gold and Diamond Corporation ( SGDC ).

I hope you are aware of the war which has ravaged my country for the past years now . It was in one of this attacks by the rebels that led to the death of my parents and two of my brother, I was terrified of the situation and because of this I escaped from Sierra - Leone to Cote d' Ivoire into a refugee camp but before my parents death after their returned from their trip to Europe my parents told me that they deposited the total sum of U.S$12.5 million In a Finance Firm in Europe which the vital documents are with me,right now I have communicate with the finance firm in Europe they ask me to be at present but you know am in Cote d' Ivoire and still managing to get my papers so I cannot go or even ask them to transfer the funds to Cote d' Ivoire,I have been longing to do business in your country, so that is why I want you to stand as my late father foreign partner so that you can help me to communicate with them for the release and transfer of the
funds down to your country,and you will send some money for me to prepare my travelling papers to join you in your country for proper invesment of the funds.once you receive the fund.

Please I will like you to treat this matter with topmost urgency and confidentially because of my late parents personality as I don't want it exposed. I will wait for your very urgent response so that I can furnish you with all details involved. I will offer you 20% for your assistance in this particular transaction.and also as soon as I hear from you I will forward their contact details.Please do forward your telephone number to me to show your acceptance.

I wait your urgent response.

christiana don


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