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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: "Mrs. Tammy Sebastine" <x31@wu6h6cfip.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <tammykindlygiving@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 16:05:00 -0700
Subject: I WILL HELP

My name is Mrs.Tammy Sebastine,am 61yrs old of age.I am a resident of  New York City,United State of America. I am a business
woman as i have spent all my life on corporate investment busines,am mogul industries and companies.All the way I lost my Husband
and two beautiful kids in a ghastly car accident that took place sometime in November 2009,remind memory death of my family make
me lonely and restless  suffer from bi-polar disorder.  
 
Earlier this year i was diagnosed with lung cancer.With this condition,i find it uneasy to survive myself, because my investments can
not be run and managed efficiently by me as it is.In this circumstances, i have decided to help the less privileged before i die,prompt
consult my Solicitor and Pastor for positive thinking,minister to me share my property to''Businessman or Businesswoman''people in
any endeavour and Diaspora,which it's paramount, to assist motherless baby/orphanage and proffer wealth to widow woman.
6 May 2011,i was invited at the dinner at the Miraval Resort in Tucson,Arizona,sincerely ensconce people  take part in a discussion
Giving Pledge Gathering,philanthropists an effort by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett,re-energized me more to pushing many
individuals into business ownership [entrepreneurship] .  
 
To indebtedness person that has borrowed money from another,with the obligation to pay interest periodically and to repay the principal
at maturity.I also have a good loan master agent that i have discuss with,will be assistance to you as part of the requirement, which it's
free loan's,give twenty per-cent  interest rate.The financial loan institution indemnity endrose, Mrs Tammy help stable returns, free people
from default risk to achieve their need.
Especially Business people undercapitalized and women of the day, who are divorced by their husband, who cannot survive the mist of feeding
their self,please contact me and stop weeping.If you are interested and you have the time to spare,you can assist me in running this charity venture
either as a volunteer or for pay as we may agree upon.Do get in touch with me as soon as you can to enable me give you more information of what is
to be done.
 
Remain Blessed,
 
 
Mrs. Tammy Sebastine

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