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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: "Ms.Sarah" <s_mmed1988@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: s_mmed19888@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 03:17:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE!




















































































Dearest  one,
 
I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or written before. I am Miss.Sarah Abraham Mohammed. I am contacting you on behalf of myself and my younger Brother, We are an orphans.
 
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 23 years old Girl. I live with my younger brother and we live alone because we do not 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 some funds 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 we will trust to come in and help I and my brother claim this funds out from the finance company for the safety of my inheritance 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 funds to you for future investment.
 
You will help us to contact the finance company as Miss Sarah's foreign partner who want to help me and claim the funds that was deposited by my late Father from Republic of Code D' Ivoire. You are the only person I have sent this message across to. I will like you to keep the secret until this funds arrive your country. You have to promise me that you will not betray me and my brother when this funds is under your care.I will send the documents and the finance 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 with the finance company 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 funds from the finance 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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