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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: "padmore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gpadmoreaaa@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:12:47 -0000
Subject: COMPLEMENT OF THE DAY

My name is Mrs. Veronica Champalimaud, I am from Portugal. Daughter of late Antonio de Sommer
Champalimaud my father was the rich man in Portugal.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/may2004/port-m27.shtml

I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now
I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.. I have not particularly lived my life
so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich,
I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the
only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting
to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to
this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived.

I got your contact from my personal search into the Internet and was inspired to seek your co-operation;
I want you to help me clear this Consignment (funds) that is already in an Asset Management Company
Abroad, which was shipped through a courier agent. The content of the package is $80,000,000.00 all
in $100 bills but the courier company does not know that it is money that I have in the consignment.
All I want you to do for me now is to act as my Nominated Beneficiary (NEXT OF KIN) that will make
the claim of the consignment on my behalf.

Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate
and extended family members as well as few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept
my soul so, I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good
deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Somalia
and Malaysia.

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members
of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity
organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan; they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence,
I do not trust them any more, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of eighty Million United
States Dollars ($80, 000, 000, 00) all in $100 bills that I have with an Asset Management Company
Abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations.

l will give you more details when I get your reply to this mail.

NB: Please send your reply to <veronicachampme@gmail.com > for security reasons.

Thanks

Veronica Champalimaud

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