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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: "MISS HELEZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hez1987@superposta.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:26:02 -1200
Subject: Investments: Gold Dust :PURITY: 22 Carat + 94% or Better

Good morning to you, I know you must be highly surprise to receive this message from complete stranger you have never meet,I am using this as the only medium to communicate you at the moment in Brief. My name is Miss Helez Quenzie. I,m a single female medical. I come from Cuba Stingray City is located 25 minutes east of Havana. I want to relocate to your area..
 
 
MY DATA: MY NAME: MISS HELEZ QUENZIE
MY BIRTH: 19/04/1987
MY OCCUPATION:  STUDENT
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
NATIONALITY: CUBA
 
MY FATHER'S DATA:
HIS NAME: MR.ALBERTO QUENZIE
OCCUPATION: EXPORTER OF GOLD  AND DIAMOND INTO LIBYA
AGE BEFORE HIS DEATH : 69
NATIONALITY: CUBA
 
DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT DEscriptION - Gold Dust,
QUANTITY  -  250 KILOGRAMS
QUALITY   -  22. CARATS +
PURITY    -  94.22%
 
 
 
Am going to send you my complete details for you to know whom you are going to assist and a copy of the document for the gold and fund. Am entrusting you and please keep it highly to yourself as you know there is a lot of evil people in the world who can harm me because of my inheritance.
 
so please confirm to me if you/your company can handle my late fathers company by viewing the type of Gold and other product he deals on and to see the place where the fund and Gold was lodged.
 
 
 
Await your response
Miss Helez
 
NOTE: I NEED YOUR DIRECT PHONE AND DIRECT PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS TO ENABLE ME SEND YOU MY COMPLETE INFORMATION FOR UNDERSTANDING

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