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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: Miracle Boma <miracle12boma@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:57:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Be blessed as you read this mail.


Be
blessed as you read this mail.

I am writing to you with due respect and equally with heart full of
tears and since we have not known or met ourselves previously. Please i
mean no harm to you only that i am in a desperate situation and need
urgent help. After going through this mail it will be your decision
whether to help me or to leave me to my faith.

 

But whatever you decide, bear in mind,i am in trouble and need your
help. I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a
profile that speaks good of you  I will be so glad if you can allow and
lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation.I
will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would
like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.

 

My name is Miss Miracle Boma, i am 23 years old from Rwand
in east Africa and presently residing in the refugee camp here in
Senegal where i am seeking political asylum due to the civil war that
was fought in my country last three years. My late father DR Edward
Boma  was chairman managing director of (BOMA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD),
in Rwanda the economy capital of my Country, and he was also the
personal adviser to the former head of state before the rebels attacked
our house one early morning and killed my mother and father in a cold
blood. It is only me that is alive now and i was brought by the UN
humanitarian movement to a nearby country Senegal where i am living now
as a refugee.

 

The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek for your
assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand
over of some huge amount of money in my possession. This money ($6.5
million Dollars) Six million five hundred thousand dollars was deposited
some years ago by my father, he made me the sole beneficiary. Please, I
am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim to stand as
my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well.

 

As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be
well known to you if you give me the opportunity to do so. Please attach
your direct contact information as you reply to me. via my e-mail
address Thanks and remain bless

Miss Miracle.

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