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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: <gracemgbi@gmail.co>
Reply-To: <gracemgbl684@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:08:41 +0700
Subject: OFFICIALY FOR YOU

By the Grace of our Good Lord i have found you, Good day and most blessed greetings to you and your entire family, please permit me to inform you of my desire to go into this relationship with you. Though this letter may come to you as surprise, since you don't know me personally before, but please kindly open your mind for considerations to help me and treat me like your own daughter and family. It is by divine Grace of our Good Lord Christ Jesus that I found your contact recently and entrust on this urgent request for you to help me out of my affliction today. I am Miss. GRACE MGBOLI, 20 years old and the only daughter of late Mr.& Mrs.Francis / Teresa Mgboli. My father was a Diamond merchant in most countries of Southern Africa and also at my home country Angola where he also was involved in sales of blood diamond for rebel soldiers who used the money for the purchasing of ammunition's during the war crisis in my country that lasted for 27 years. My mother died when I was a baby while been delivered and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my late father recently, he disclosed to me an existing consignment which he deposited with a private security company, and has handed over to me certain documents of proof covering this consignment existing which he secretly told me contains cash sales from Diamond trades amounting $15.8 Million in (USA) United States of America Dollar currencies. However I am seeking for a partner in overseas and foreign country where I will I am hoping to hear from you, best regards as I remain yours respectful one always. Grace Mgboli.

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