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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: "ks_onia22@cantv.net" <ks_onia22@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:33:21 -0430
Subject: Greetings to you

Greetings to you my dear,however I have a serious concern with you which I believe you might be of help and for this reason.Please i do not know how you will understand me because of the way the world is today.people are killing and cheating each other even for a trust them build together.I am writing you this letter with courage and fear within me.I am in the search for a person able to help me and I want you to trust me and believe on my letter to you because I can not deceive you and you have to be honest and sincere to me for whatever we are doing.And Please, do not see this as a strange possibility  rather see this as a rare chance to assist me for my inheritance and never mind my tribe and religion and also where I came from.
 
I am Miss. Sonia Khalil from Tunisia, I am 22 year old.My Mother was killed by a roadside bomb in south of Baquba with other poeple in Iraq on Tuesday 11th July 2008.My father is Mr. Ussen Khalil and live in Iraq.It was the crisis in Iraq that keep me in a difficult condition today. My father was working with Mrs Al Hashimi Aquila in passed regime of Saddam Hussien and Aquila Al-Hashimi was the personal adviser on petroleum and solid minerals in Iraq.Because of the crisis in Iraq today,all my joy has gone.I have lost my parents.My father's death today was caused by Aquila Al-Hashimi because she decieved him.Now,if you will assure me that you are going to help me to see that $5.8 million (five million eight hundred thousand United state dollars) which I inherited from my late father will be safe in your hand,please let me now.
 
Please,If you are ready to assist me on this,please contact me back with this address  immediately to give you more details of this fund and you have to promise me that you will not abandon me after you move this fund to your Country.please I will like to know what percentage that will be for you.
Thanks and waiting your reply.
 
Yours sincerely,
Miss. Sonia Khalil.

 

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