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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: "Sahaguay Amar" <sahaguayamar@rocketmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:26:55 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved Friend.

Dear Beloved Friend.

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came
across your email contact from my personal search and decided to write
to you concerning my deposited donation fund, i believe that you will
be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.I am Mrs Sahaquay
Amar from Cuba, Married in Abidjan Cote D,Ivoire, i am 58 years old, i
am deaf and suffering from a long time cancer of the breast, which
affected my speaking organ. From all indication my condition is really
deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that I may
not live beyond the next few months, this is because the cancer stage
has reached a critical stage. I was brought up in a motherless babys
home, and was married to my late husband for twenty years without a
child.

My husband have died since two years now and the family of my husband
have drived me away because i have no child with my husband and the
family. Since his death of my husband I decided not to re-marry, my
husband is very rich and have a lot of investment which the family now
have taken over.I herited US$1.6M dollars(one million six hundread
thousand dollars)which my late husband deposited in one of the
security company here before hedied. presently this money is still
with me Presently, Im with my laptop in a hospital where I have been
undergoing treatment. I have since lost my ability to talk and my
doctors have being trying everthing humanly possible but God knows the
best.

It is my last wish to see that this money is distributed to the
charity organization, the poor and the motherless babys home where I
come from. I want your good humanitarian, to also use this money to
fund churches, orphanages and widows around for the promotion of the
work of God.

I must let you know that this was a very hard decision,
but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no
further option. I hope you will help see my last wishes come true. As
soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of Bank.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated
herein.Hope to hear from you soonest and finally do contact me via if
you really want assist me in this Godly project. please contact me
throgh this email Awaiting your reply,
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Sahaquay Amar

https://www.lmn.cv.ua

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