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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: Nara Morris <mannerdi@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:38:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: help me




My Dearest,    

I know that this mail may come to you as surprise but count it real, I am Miss Nara Morris a 21 years old girl the only daughter of Dr Akan J. Morris the former director general of Sierra-Leone Gold and Diamond corporation who was assassinated by the rebels loyal to Foday Sankoh the (R U F) leader, I managed to escape my country by the grace of God and now living hiding in Cote d’Ivoire.
 
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life, there is this huge amount Six Million Eight Hundred U.S.A Dollars ($6,800,000.00) which my late father kept for me with a Fiduciary Fund Holder in a Metallic Trunk Box before he was assassinated by the Rebels.
 
Now I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to help me claim and retrieve this Box from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas:
 
1). Manufacturing
2). Four Star Hotel
3). Transport Industry4). Real Estate Investment
 
Now I want to ask you this;
1) Can I trust you?
2) Can you take me as part of your family?3) Can you maintain the Top Secret between us only?
 
If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer you 25% of the total Fund. I await your soonest response. As soon as I receive your response through my private e-mail: (nara.morris@yahoo.com) then I will give you more details.

Yours Sincerely,
   
Miss Nara Morris



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