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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: Sara <skaisara87@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:16:37 -0400
Subject: Get back to me

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs.Sara, from Australia but residing in Sabah Malaysia, a widow to late professor Ali Ahmed, I am 78 years old, am presently suffering from long time breast Cancer.

From all indications my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldn’t live for more than three months according to my doctors medical analysis as the cancer stage has gotten to a very critical stage that no hope for me to be a living person again, my late husband was working as a contractor here in Malaysia,

He died in a plane crash and during the period of our marriage we could not bear any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth.

After the doctors medical analysis, I decided to divide part of this wealth to contribute to Asia / Africa /American/Europe/Etc especially to create solution to problem of less privileged ones and orphanage homes. I selected you after visiting the websites, I prayed and fast for three weeks over it.

I am willing to donate the sum of USD5,000,000.00 Million to the less privileged, once the money is transfer to you i want 60% to go for charity and 40% for your personal use of handling my wish.

Please I want to transfer this money into your account before is late and my bank will use the fund without doing according to my wish, Note that this fund is in the financial institution and upon my instruction; I will file in an application for the transfer of the money into your account for the said purpose.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose even though I am late then, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without happiness is vanity and I made the promise to God that the fund will be use to help the poor. Do let me know if you can able to handle this money and use it for the said purpose so that I will instruct the bank,

I wait urgently for your reply.

God bless you.
Best regards
Sara



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