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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: Mrs Prisca Ousmane <vfb@ona.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: mrs.prisca.ousmane@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 10:49:55 +0900
Subject: Please use this money for the Orphans and less privileged,

Please use this money for the Orphans and less privileged,

Greetings to you and your family in the name of God. In my search for a reliable and God

fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have

decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. My name is Mrs. Prisca Ousmane.


I'm a 57 years old woman and from France . I was a merchant and owned two businesses in

Dubai . I was also married with two children. My husband and two children died in a car

accident six years ago.


Before this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I live for. I never

really cared about other values in life. But since the loss of my family, I have found a new

desire to assist helpless families. I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless

homes.


I was moving with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution on

assisting people over there, I kept USD $3.5 Million in a long-term deposit account in a

Finance company. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for

oesophagi cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I

have only few months to live. It is my last wish to see that this money is distributed to

charity organizations.



Because my relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I

cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.


Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and distribute it

accordingly. Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 20% of it to yourself. Feel

free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any cost you incur during the process

of collecting and distributing the money.


If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible so I can send all the documents

that are with me here for the money.


May the good lord bless you and your entire family

Regards,
Mrs. Prisca Ousmane.

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