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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: tina N <faith0-2@att.net>
Reply-To: tina_namogo@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 01:17:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: NICE TO MEET YOU.


NICE TO MEET YOU.

MY DEAREST ONE.


How are you doing today! hope all is well with you over there in your
country,i hope that you are Enjoying the atmosphere of peace and love.


I hope this massage will find you in the best of your health,I am happy
when i saw your (e-mail today through yahoo forwarding) ,I really like
to have a good relationship
with you,


I have a special reason why I decided to contact you because of the
urgency of my situation here and  my name is Miss Tina
Namogo,I'm from Liberia in Monrovia the capital city of my country in west
Africa, I'm 25 years old, fair in complexion.


I am a medical student, i stoped my education last 3years being 2008.


Please I wrote not only to introduce myself to you, but also. I know
that receipt of my communication shall be a great surprise to you
considering the fact that we did not know each other or had any
negotiation before now.





I deem it necessary to introduce myself in detail to you and the need
for your assistance to claim and invest my inheritance for me, i am a
Secretary to my fathers company starting from my school level up till
his death.


My late father Mr. Mason Namogo. was a successful business man, he was
also the Director of (MASON INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD) West
Africa which is
popular in my country. He is also the former assistance head of state
during military Regime. Unfortunately i lost him last 3years September
because of the problem he have with his elder brother concerning his
company.


His elder brother was assisting him as the manager of his company. you
know that this world is full of wickedness and evil, my father helped him
because he is the only blood brother which he have.Due to his
wickedness and greediness he planed with
high killers and killed my
father and pretended that my father was killed by armed Robber, but he
didn't know that i knows his secret.


After some months he plan to kill me as he killed my father, due to my
mother was also not alive, she died when i was age of 12years,i
didn't even enjoy my mothers hood, and after that my father was taking
very good care of me till his death. so my wicked uncle want to take
all the factory and the company alone, but one of his guide reviewed the
secret to me and i escaped from my country after i received some threat
that shows me that he want me dead so that he will take all my Fathers
Company because i am the only child of my Father.


I manage to escape to the nearest country called Senegal which i am
living as a refugee right now, here Its just like one staying in the
prison and i hope by God's grace i will come out here soon.The only
person I have now is Rev Nicodemus Thomas who is the pastor of the (Mount
Zion Church Of God) here in the camp, he has been very nice to me since
I came here but i am not living with him rather i live in the females
hostel, because the camp have two hostels one for men the other for
women, i write and reply mails through the office of the reverend.


The Reverend Tel number is (00221-772-030-589) 
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you call, please tell him that you want to speak with me so that he
will send for me in the hostel.Call from 9:00am GMT.please as a refugee
here i don't have any right or privilege to any thing be it money or
whatever because it is against the law of this country.


I want to go back to my studies because i only attended my first year
before the tragic incident that led to the death of my parents took
place.


Please I wish to contact you personally for a long term business
relationship and investment assistance in your country.





Please listen to this,i have my late father's Statement of account and
his death Certificate here with me which i will send to you latter,
because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in a
leading bank in Europea which he used my name as the next of kin, the
amount in question is $5.5M (Five Million five Hundred Thousand
Dollars).


I have writen to the bank where the money was deposited and they told me
that i will have a foreign partner who will assist me because of my
refugee status.So i will like you to help me transfer this money to
your account and from it you can send some money for me to get my
travelling documents and air ticket to come over to meet you.


I kept this secret to people in the camp here the only person that
knows about it is the Reverend because he is like a father to me. So in
the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and don't
tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the money if
people gets to know about it.





Remember I am giving you all this information due to the trust i
deposed on you.Because I think  you are a honest and understanding
person.i will soon be with you for more love and caring over there in your
base.


My favourite language is English. Meanwhile i will like you to call me
like i said i have a lots to tell you.i attach my picture here to show
you who i am and i will also be expecting your own picture in your next
mail.


Have a nice day and think about me.


Awaiting to hear from you soonest


Yours
Forever in mind.


Tina.


  


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