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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: "sandra-nkunda@cantv.net" <sandra-nkunda@cantv.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:15:34 -0430
Subject: CAN YOU HELP US ?

Good morning
 
We know that my message will be a big surprise when you reach please read
Carefully,we are writing to you sincerely for your cooperation and your confidence to make an urgent matter with you, we want to make you a partner, is a very sincere and noble than I do.
 
We wish to solicit your help in my immigration and investment of our fortune in your country a fortune that we received from our father. Briefly, we are come from to  CONGO , we have 28 and 23 years and childrens of LAURENT NKUNDA. 
we got a total of 8.5 million dollars of our father, this money was kept in a safe metal is deposited safely in a finance company in the Cayman Islands . Because of the direction that we have set before depositing person or even the government can trace that money until we decided to reclaim our body.
 
This is for maximum safety. For this reason, the company has worn for diplomacy to transfer the box to Accra in Ghana , where she is in a branch secretes. This transfer has been coded according to the contract that binds us together as a family treasure. For the company itself does not know what is in this box that was sent Cayman in Ghana in a pouch.Our main concern today is to remove the body of the Ghana for another destination. That is why we send you this message to you to help us because the process which allowed the transfer of the body to Accra soon is resumed for another destination. So whatever the address you think and be sure you give the transfer will take place. we think you have confidence. Of course you will have a consequence.
But from our father and we was not aware of deposit that we made with the security company and is now in Accra, Ghana, because this is my future and my destiny.


The government also exerts great pressure on us.That's why we decided due to find a trustworthy person who could help us recover the body of Ghana for the drop in his address.We spent the sum of $ 25 per day for the safe. If you're willing to help us we will give you the contact of society you call and you give them an address for sure that you immediately sent the package.We will send you a certificate of authorization and certificate of deposit that the company gave us the day of deposit.We give you all this information to your fullest cooperation.
Thank you for your understanding.
 
 
MARC and SANDRA NKUNDA
sandra-nkunda@live.fr



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