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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: Sandra john <john-sa@att.net>
Reply-To: sandrabb111@yahoo.in
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 09:36:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I will like to know more about you


Dearest One,


































































































Good
afternoon to you, l deem it fit to contact you today based on your profile which
l saw today in my private search, when l was looking for some one who l will
in-trust my future living under his/her care for a better living of mine, please
bear with me. i will really like to have a good relationship with you, and i
have a special reason why i decided to contact you, I decided to contact you
based on the urgency of my situation here today.

































































































 

































































































My name is Sandra John.
l am a single lady, of 24 years old, the daughter of Late Chief Dr.Mike John, my
late father was a successful business man during his day's, it is sad for me to
inform you that l lost my father in a motor accident on the 14th of November,
2006. during the time he was returning from a business trip from Jackson,
Michigan to Ohio (USA), Dear, after four
months l lost my beloved
father, his second wife killed my mother so that she and his children will
inherit all what my father left for all of us.

































































































 

































































































Meanwhile after my
fathers second wife poisoned my mother to death, I wanted to escape to any where
l can be accepted since she's also after my own life and no where is safe for me
to stay with her and his children, but she went and hid away my international
passport and other valuable
traveling documents which I'm suppose to travel with. luckily for me as God have
his own plans for my life, she couldn't discover where I kept my fathers file
which contains important documents of his deposited money of
US$5,800,000.00.which my father used my name to deposit with one of the leading
financial bank. So after then, since l have no where to run to, I decided to run
to the refugee camp here, where l am today by the grace of God, presently seeking
asylum under the United Nations
High Commission for the Refugees and Now I am out seeking for your humble
assistance for a long term business relationship between us in your Country.
Which l would like you to invest my inherited money for me in any lucrative
moving business in your country for my future living under your care and
control.



































































































































































































However, l wish to stop here for now as l have no much time to
explain all the details to you as l wish, but please dear, as soon as l hear
from you soon showing your interest and acceptance to assist me as l really need
your help to me now and l am waiting so that l shall send you my pictures and
forward all vital information's to you for your confirmation to help me
out.

































































































 

































































































Thanks

































































































Yours Sincerely

































































































Ms.Sandra

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