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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 Susan Dan <susan.dan2k59@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: susan.dan2k@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 23:11:53 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: GOOD DAY




Dear Sir,



I write this letter to you with exceptional interest and humility, with the believe that your genuine assistance and confidentiality in respect of my intending request to you will be highly honoured without prejudice.My names are Susan Dan , a financial consultant based in London-England and I am 49 years old,suffering from cancer.



I always cried when I turned in my television set and see the tragedy that happened in Japan. The earthquake in Japan has been catastrophic. More than three Hundred Thousand people have been affected, and estimates are that over 50,000 have died. The human suffering is Unimaginable.Japan is one of the developing country in the Asian Continent, with 25% of Japanesse now living in desperate poverty. Now, with hospitals in ruin, dire shortages of even basic necessities like fresh water, and no way to find out whether family members are alive, the Japan people urgently need our help.A number of organizations are already engaged in critical relief efforts,



I have USD$15, 000,000 .00 in a private equity investment trust in my company for safe keeping now deposited with a security/financial firm here n Great Britain (United Kingdom) so that we can use some amount of the money to support as many of them as we can. They need clean water and critical public health services is massive and immediate - and our donations can help save lives.



Presently I seize this only opportunity to inform you that I also wishes to invest in a stable economy as I am in the hospital suffering form Esophageal Cancer that was discovered very late.My husband who has been taking care of me died last year in a fatal car accident. During the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child. From all indications my condition is deteriorating and it's obvious that I won't live more than 3 months according to my doctors. The tumors has deteriorated into the critical stage but I believe that I will still enjoy long life.



My interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long term and I am also interested in placing my fund in your company, if your company allows foreign investment.In accordance with the British banking laws and constitution, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the British Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.If you are interested to help me out retrieve this fund from the security/finacial firm and safe keep this fund USD$15, 000,000 .00 until when I am out of the hospital, you will be entitled of 40% of the proceed.



If you are interested in helping me out, kindly indicate to me in your return mail so that I will make available to you the security/finacial firm where this fund is kept.



Your kind response will be highly appreciated.

Yours faithfully

Susan Dan

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