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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: "Ms.Sarah" <s_mmed1988@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: s_mmed19888@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:04:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLS WE NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE



ADDRESS: B022 HOUSING ESTATE,
RESIDENT EVANS,
SANPEDRO
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE WEST AFRICA.
POSTAL BOX: 0030 BP02469
ABIDJAN
                                       
             

Dearest  one,
 
With warm heart I offer my friendship, and my
greetings, and I hope this email letter meets you in good time. It will be
surprising to you to receive this proposal from me since you do not know me
personally. I only got your contact details from the Cote D' Ivoire Africa
Exchange Information On-line Service on my personal programmed search on the
internet for a reputable company or individual to assist me sincerely &
confidential which your information & profiles were very satisfactory, so i
decided to contact you immediately.
 
Actually I did not want to discuss
this matter with you before but after fasting and prayer I just decided to
contact you for your help, please I really need your help. I am 21 years old
Girl. I leave with my younger brother and we leave alone because we dont want
the people who killed my late Father, to kill us too. I will be very happy if
you promised me that you will keep this secret until this money arrive to your
care in your country.
 
My late Father deposited one trunk of box with a
finance company here before he died and because of situation of political crisis
here that led to war going on here in my country, we need some body that I will
trust to come in and help me and my brother claim this consignment out from the
company for the safety of my property that was deposited under there custody.
Please I am contacting you for your assistance, to help me and my brother
because we don't have anyone in here to help us and I don't have money to travel
from here to any country please I need your assistance to stand by me and my
brother and help us to transfer the box to you for future
investment.
 
You will contact the security company as Miss Sarah's
foreign partner who want to help me and claim the box that was deposited by my
late Father from Republic of Code D' Ivoire. My late Father did not declared the
real content of the box to the security company officials. He only told them
that the box is containing family valuables. You are the only person I have sent
this message across to. I will like you to keep the secret until this box arrive
your country. You have to promise me that you will not betray me and my brother
when this box is under your care.I will send the documents and the security
company contact to you once you accept to help me and my brother.
 
You
have to give me your contact details to enable me to send the documents to you.

1.Full
Name:...................................................
2.Full
Address:................................................
3.Telephone number
:...........................................
4.Country
:....................................................
5.Occupation:..................................................
5.Age:.........................................................
6.Sex:......................................................... 

 
The money inside the trunk box is Nineteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($19.5 Millions Dollars).
I will offer
you 25% for the total sum of amount, if you help me and claim this box from the
security company. You will also provide investment programme where the money
will be invested properly when it arrive your hand safely.
I wait to hear
from you.
 
May God bless you.
Yours
sincerely,
Sarah
 
Peace be with you always







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