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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: Gladys Mnb <gladysmnb12@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 02:43:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THIS IS ALL ABOUT MY LIFE WITH LOVE AND TRUST TO YOU


Hello Dear.very many thanks for your email ,how are you today? i hope fine.



=A0I know this email will
look strange and surprising telling somebody i=A0 just known newly about
my life
but there is need for that in as much as my own family wants me dead so
telling somebody i just=A0 knew newly about my life might save my life ,
please bear
with me.i will Really like to have a good relationship with you, and i
have a special reason why i decided to contact you, I decided to
contact you because of the urgency of my situation here,I am Miss
''Gladys Moniba'' 25years old girl from Liberia, the daughter of Late
Dr. Harry .F.Moniba=A0 the former vice president of the Republic of
Liberia and Chirman managine Director F Harry Chemical Industries PLc=A0
like i told you before , My father died in a=A0 car crash on Wednesday
night, November 24,2004 while he was
travelling from Jackson, Michigan to Ohio (USA). . I am constrained to
contact you because of the maltreatment I, m receiving from my step
mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and
properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved
Father.Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the Europe but she hide away my
international passport and other valuable travelling documents. Luckily
she did not discover where I kept my fathers File which contains
important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I am
presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for
the Refugee here in Dakar Republic of Senegal. I wish to contact you
personally for a long term=A0 relationship and investment
assistance in your Country,My father of blessed memory deposited the
sum of US$3, 700, 000.00 in the Bank with my name as the next of kin.
But meanwhile you should not allow any other person to know about the
contents of the money. However, I shall forward you with the
necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for
Helping me to transfer this money to your account for me to start
coming over to your country and investment of the fund.As you will help
me in an investment, and i will like to complete my studies, as i was
in my 1st year in the university,when the crisis started. It is my
intention to compensate you with 10% of the total money for your
services and the balance shall be my investment capital. This is the
reason why I decided to contact you. Please
all communications should be through this email address only for
confidential purposes. As soon as I receive your positive response
showing your interest I will put things into action immediately. In the
light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating
your ability and willingness to handle this fund of my late father=A0 since=
rely. you
cannot call me on phone because i have no phone here but if you will
like to speak to me on phone i will plead=A0 with some one who will give
me a phone number in the refugee camp here . it is the Reverend priest Numb=
er here in
the camp, call and tell him that you want to speak with me,he will sent
for me because i am staying at the female hostel. awaiting your urgent
and positive response. Please do keep this only to your self please i
beg you not to disclose it till i come over once the fund has been
transferred. i will stop here for now till i hear back from you soonest
Yours Sincerely,=A0 Gladys.=0A=0A=0A

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