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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: "Hammond Abbenna" <evangelist.mrshammondabbena@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 21:20:16 +0600
Subject: Good day to you

Good day, let me use this medium to introduce myself, I am the Owner of little saint Orphanage Home.  I commenced on
getting Children whom are homeless and unite them Together since a year now. They are Homeless and most of them have lost their Parents. They
were moving in the Streets, Living in the Streets, Pleading for Food all
the time. When I saw all these, I felt sad and decided to create this
orphane home

When I started, it was very hard but by the Grace of God things are
moving on well. When People in the Environment saw that this Organization
is moving on well. They all got Happy that I am doing this. I liked that very
well , When I started Making this Charity Home, I tuned at loss , I had my
Personal Money which I used to Build This Charity without anyone's help as I
also got another money as a loan from the Bank.

By The Grace of God, I have been able to pay the Bank the loan with the
Help of some people who come to give us some small money and other Gifts
I know you Know it is good to create a Charity Home and help the street children.

For now.There is a Spread of a Sickness Called Malaria and cholerea in Our
Environment; I have been willing to raise some money to
provide good drinking water Mosquito nets which will be used to cover the Orphan's when they are asleep
in other that Mosquitoes which spread Malaria will not get the Chance to
spread Malaria to the Orphans.  For now, I do not have much money to do
this alone since the Children are more.  I then decided to inform some
Institutions in my Locality about this Problem. Some of them Agreed to help
with some Money for the Mosquito nets, honestly, almost 3 Institutions
understood, and they all are deciding to donate some little money as their
Support.

I am willing to use this Vast Chance as a Great Opportunity to ask for a
little help from you so that you can try your best and Donate some Money,children clothes,blanket,and insecticides.
from your heart and you will afect the life of this children so that I will use it 
to put a stop to Malaria and other desease that will affect the children.



I assume you are Caring and you Have Sympathy for the Poor that is why I contacted you to
help the homeless children the Charity Home. Please have mercy and try your best and give out at least the
Maximum or Minimum Support you can afford in other that all will be well in the Charity Home.
Evang.Mrs Hammond Abbena.

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