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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: "Lady Vorobeva Bopobbea" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ladyvorobeva@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:33:39 -0700
Subject: My beloved,

My beloved,

This is a personal mail directed to you and I request that it should be treated as such. I am Lady Vorobeva, a Store Keeper Director at a Security Company Storage,our Office located in Accra Ghana.
One of our valued customer who worked as an independent oil merchant in Ghana died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov, 2006.I carried out this search on you and I am contacting you because you bear a similar last name with that of our late customer and he is from the same country with you and the further reasons are as follows:

Since the death of our customer in Nov, 2006, I have written several letters to his embassy with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned fund and all such efforts have been to no avail.
However, Our company is waiting for any one to come forward and claim the deposited consignment that contained the sum of $25 Million USA dollars which was not indicated in the deposit certificate that the content of the box is cash notes,instead was declared as family documents & values as the content.
but the true content of the box is cash usa dollar notes, which as the storekeeper director, i find out this on my own, after i secretly scanned the box with a device.
I seek your consent therefore, to present you to our company as our late customer's relation,so that you can help repartriate the money to your country and I promise a fair share of 50% for me-50% for you at the end of the release of the box that contained the cash.
Contact me through my email address: for better confidentiality as soon as possible and I shall appraise you with the full details and procedure on how to apply for the release of the consignment to you thereafter. I want to assure that I have all the requirements to execute the release of the consignment to you.

Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this and your readiness to work with me. This transaction will only last 14 working days and the box will be release to you, while I will fly to join you for the sharing according to the percentage agreed.
Please let me have your opinion as soon as possible and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further on this transaction.there is no risk involve what so ever in this very deal, even after the consignment have been release to you.I have the capability to setup the arrangements for the consignment to be deliver to you in your country and safely,i shall process all the required documents within four working days after you might have write back with a go ahead order.
Any delay in writing me back will prompt in searching for someone else.
Sincerely,

Lady Vorobeva
Director
Store Keeper Dept
+233 265 187406

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