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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: "Sobia Joao Bernardo Vieira" <missx2@lajt.hu>
Reply-To: <sobia1@lajt.hu>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:25:05 -0000
Subject: Hi

Hello Dear,

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise considering the fact that we haven't discuss it before, but kindly bear with me hence, I have a special reason why I decided to contact you. My situation at hand is miserable but I trust in God and hope you will help me out. My name is Sobia Joao Bernardo Vieira, I am 23years old girl. My nationality is Bissau Guinean. I am the daughter of Late Mr. Joao Bernardo Vieira, former President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau. Recently, my father was shot dead at home by the soldiers on early Monday, 2rd March, 2009.

You can read the details of how my father was assassinated from this link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/04/nino-vieira-obituary


I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hide away my international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents. I am presently staying in the Mission camp in Burkina Faso.I am seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$6.4 Million in one of the leading bank at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso with my name as the beneficiary. I had contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that being a refugee, my status according to the local law does not authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to provide a trustee who will stand on my behalf. I had wanted to inform my stepmother about thi

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money to your account while I will relocate to your country and settle down in your country. I have my fathers death certificate and the account number which I will give you as soon as you indicated your interest to help me.It is my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your assitance and the balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you will recommend to me as have no any idea about foreign investment.

Please all communications should be through this email address only for confidential purposes. I will send you my photos in my next email.

Thanking you alot in anticipation of your quick response.

Yours Sincerely,
Sobia Joao Bernardo Vieira

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