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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Hajia Turai Yar·adua" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hajiaturai@one.co.il>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:02:28 +0100
Subject: [*** BULK ***] Kindly Treat As Urgent

Greetings,
 
This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as serious could come into your mind but please consider it with a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility. Before proceeding, i wish to introduce myself to you; I am Hajia Turai Yar·adua, wife of  Former president of Nigeria. He was in coma from November 2009 in Saudi Arabia and the doctors over there gave my husband few months to live.
 
This was only known by my family and King of Saudi Arabia. You can confirm this by following this link
 
http://www.saharareporters.com/reports/petitions/4746--where-is-umaru-yaradua-an-open-letter-of-appeal-to-the-king-of-saudi-arabia.html
 
My husband came back to Nigeria few months ago and died on the 6th May 2010. I have been devastated by his death that i could not trust anyone around me. I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal which I believe will profit you after completion. You can also read what they wrote about my family by using this link http://www.saharareporters.com/news/3076.html
I contacted you after a careful thought that you might be capable of handling this business transaction, which I explained below.
 
My husband deposited cash money of $600,000,000.00 (Six Hundred Million Dollars) in Malaysia Asia; I need someone I can trust like you to help me manage this funds since he is dead and the Nigerian Government has a way of confiscating the  money of there Ex-leaders.
http://www.saharareporters.com/index4_new.html
 
 
My family Attorney will be ready to act as soon as you get back to me via email on hajiaturai@one.co.il with your full name and address, telephone and fax number. As soon as you have done that,I will forward the deposit Certificate to you and the contact of our family attorney so that he can Contact the Security Company where the money was deposited in safe, sealed Boxes and instruct them to immediately move the deposit to your address, bank Or whichever way you deem appropriate to receive the deposit.
 
The company Is not aware of the content of the deposit as I tagged it personal effects For export for security reasons. I will inform them I have willed (the Trunk Boxes) to you so you will have full access to them with the deposit Reference number: MGR/WDS/95773/50015/MSVD/3196US/GH. Once you complete 25% will be yours while you put 75% in fixed deposit for me in any bank of your choice or invest 75% in any business of your choice.
 
Thanks for your understanding,
 
Hajia Turai Yar·adua
 

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