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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: regina_omaru2020@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:19:22 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU.


From Regina Omaru
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire,
West Africa.

Good Day Dear,

I deem it a respect and honour as well as priviledge to write you on my deep conviction about you, after my deligent search for a honest and trustworthy someone who will assist me of which I have chosen you to assist me for the transfer of an inheritance which I inherited from my late father that was poisoned to death by his relatives associates out of enviness.

My name is Regina Omaru, I am 21yrs old, a native of Sierra-leone in West African region in the local districk of Konobo and am the only child of late Chief Kazang Omaru, my late father is a Diamond Officer in the Republic of Sierra-leone.But before his death in a private hospital here in Abidjan where he was brought for us to fly oversaes for his medical care before he suddenly died, he told me of a fixed deposit of US$5,600,000 he had with a bank in Abidjan here which he made me the next of kin because my mother died when I was two yrs old.

I have meet the bank manager and declared to him my intention to transfer this fund out of Africa as adviced me by my father for my security and of the money which I want to further my education overseas and for investment purposes and he is asking me for my guardian in order to terminate the Fixed investement and release of the fund as signed in the Agreement Bond with the Bank Authority in case of sudden death which I need your assistance to present you to the bank as my guardian for the transfer of this money into a new opened genuine account for a good and confortable life in your country after my education,

also i am with all the necessary legal documents regarding to this deposit with the Bank.

Please remember the confidentiality and urgency my mail required for my security while I expect to read from you.

Thanks and remain blessed.
Regina Omaru.



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