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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: Mrs.Turai Yar Dua. <>
Reply-To: mrsturaiyaradua57@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 00:12:07 +0900
Subject: ATTN: CEO/President.

Dear Sir/Madam,

May i introduce myself as Mrs.Tura Yar'Adua the wife of the late President of Federal Republic of Nigeria,Mr.Umaru Musa Yar'Adua who died yesterday, 5 May 2010 at the Aso Rock presidential villa Abuja Nigeria.He died in respect of Chronic kidney Ailment,born on August 16, 1951,He was 58.

All efforts to keep the extent of his illness under cover however failed by last November 23 when he was taken to a Saudi Arabian hospital to receive treatment for what government officials released to the public as severe pericarditis, an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart that can cause a fatal complication. He was to remain there for three months, during which the nation laboured in constitutional turmoil as a result of his failure to formally transfer his powers to his second in command Vice President Goodluck Jonathan.

My late Husband kept $37.5M in England and i am looking for a foriegner who will help me stand as a next of kin to this fund because the Nigeria Government Today has resumed to search where he lodged funds to investigate and of which they have found his account in Germany and they have freezed the account.The one in England is kept to my two sons Hajiya and Hauwa for the upbringing on thier Education and i want to keep it save.

I need a foreigner,a responsible person who will stand as a next of kin to make sure that the fund is transfer to his account before the Nigeria Government will intrude to the account.After the transaction you will have 25% of the fund and my two sons will come come down to your country to continue their Education.Mind you that this is free from risk and why i want it that way is because of security reason and for the secure of my two sons.God almighty will gladly hear our cry as i am a widow and will guide and protect you as you answer my mail.

Please don't be surprise of my mail and come to my aid to secure this fund for my sons future and i will be in great appreciated to hear from you so that we can proceed immediately.Check the website on: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8663824.stm

Regard and God Bless,
Mrs.Tura Yar'Adua
The wife of the Late
President of the Federal Repblic of Nigeria.
Mr.Umaru Musa Yar'Adua



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