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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: "Prince Richard" <prince_richard11@biz.by>
Reply-To: prince_prichard@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:59:03 +0100
Subject: =?BIG5?B?UGxlYXNlIHJlcGx5IGZhc3ShSw==?=

HELLO and Greetings to you...

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you
abundantly and you would never re-great this.

I am a male student from Burkina Faso University Teachings Hospitals (BUTH)
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. I am 27 yrs old. I'd like any person who can be
caring, loving and home oriented. I will love to have a long-term
relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like to build up a
solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in
this transaction. Well, my father died earlier eight months ago and left I
and my junior brother behind. He was a king, which our town citizens titled
him over sixteen years before his death. I was a princess to him and I am
the only person who can take care of his wealth now because my junior
brother is still young and my mother is not literate enough to know my
entire father's wealth.







He left the sum of $4.350, 000.00US dollars. (FOUR MILLION THREE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND) in a security company. This money was annually
paid into my late fathers account from Shell petroleum Development Company
(spdc) and chevron Oil Company operating in our locality for the
compensation of youth and community development in our jurisdiction. I don't
know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so
that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father and
our family, which they were planning to do without my present because I am a
female as stated by our culture in the town.

Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the
security company to your bank account that is why I felt happy when I saw
your contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will
help me invest this money wisely. I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount
to you if you help us in this transactional and another 10% interest of
Annual after Income to you, for handling this transaction for us, which you
will strongly have absolute control over. If you can handle this project
sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly reach
me. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to
commence the transaction as quick as possible, I will send you my photograph
as soon as I hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Prince Paul Richard



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