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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: "Mr.Ubah" <gloria15@megamail.pt>
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 11:44:57 -0000 (WET)
Subject: From Mr.Ubah / Gloria Peter.

From Mr.Ubah / Gloria Peter.

Dear One

It is my pleasure to introduce you to a business that will make the beginning
of never -ending family relations and l hope this proposal will not come to
you as an embarrassment.

l am Mr.Ubah Peter, the only son of late father Mr Dan Peter who was a famous
cocoa merchant. My late father operated his cocoa business in Abidjan Cote d'
ivoire under partnership, but unfortunately my late father was poisoned by his
business associates in order to claims the newly awarded contract and his
wealth in a cocktail party held in his honour as the director of the company.
When he was poisoned, he was rushed to the hospital.

It was in the hospital that he secretly disclosed to me the cause of his
sickness and why he was poisoned. There he informed me that he deposited the
sum of US$9,500M. (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United Dollars) in a
suspense coded account to a bank here in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire and that l and
my little sister Gloria was made the next of kin to inherit the money in his
record file.

He therefore advised me to look for a reliable, trust worthy and God fearing
person who will assist me transfer the money abroad strictly for investment
purposes. This is because he didnt want his associate to raise an eyebrow on
his fund. He also advised me to avoid his associates and our family members
who will be running after our dear lives, he finally died in the hospital
after few days of admission.

Please, We soliciting for your assistance to help me and my little sister
Gloria transfer the money into your account for an investment purpose over
there in your country. We hope to travel with you to your country after a
successful transfer of this money. The contact of the bank will be given to
you as soon as you show your interest and willingness to us. You can now
instruct them on where and how the money will be transferred.

We are offering you 15% of the total sum as commission for your assistance to
transfer the money to your country. May I strongly re-emphasise that this
transaction is highly confidential, hitch free and this will be successfully
concluded within 10 days according to your willingness. I look forward to hear
from you soon.

Thank you and God bless you.

Yours Sincerely.
Mr.Ubah / Gloria Peter





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