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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: love baby <lovebaby_truelove@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:48:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Miss Loveth.


Dearest One.
 
Greeting to you my dearest, i am writing to you with heart full of tears and sorrow but firstly i have to say compliment of the day, and i will be expecting you to mail me back in reply to my request to you, please tell me more about your self as well your intention towards me and my proposal to be my partnership in business.

My name is Miss Loveth Patrick i am 25years old, but age doesn't matter in a real relationship, friendship,business, i am  the only surviving daughter of  My late father (Dr Patrick Adams) from Liberia in small town  called Moravia , i am 5. 6tall 169cm , but i am presently residing in  Lome Togo under asylum as a refugee,i am second  year student in the university of Moravia studying mass communication before the war started in my country till death of my late father Dr Patrick  Adams.

My father was the managing director of (ADAMS MINERAL RESOURCES) (Ltd)  who operated in the capital of Liberia during his days,before the rebels attacked our house one early morning and killed my Mum and my Dad in cold blood. i am open minded person easy going girl , confident , hard working , caring , always stand by my word .am seeking  for someone who is honest like i wrote in my profile to get married  no matter where he comes from  and no matter his religious back grand.
 
I am  single never married and active and i like everything that makes life easy and comforting E.g, going to beach , cooking , watching TV sports  like football  etc , shopping , reading newspapers and novels ,having long walk.pls i would  loved to chat with u but in this camp we are not allow to go out often.I don't have any relatives now whom i can go to, all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war.

The only person i have now is Rev Oha Ousene who is the Reverend Minister in charge of the church in this camp (Church of God).
He has been very nice to me since I came here but I am not living with him rather I am living in the women's hostel because the camp have two hostels one for men the other for women.The Reverend Father Tel number is (+228-036-27-98) Feel free to call me through his number.

when you call tell pastor that you want to speak with miss Loveth Adams he will send for me in the hostel to come and answer your call,please my love try to call me by 11 GMT Senegalese local time that is 11am Togolese time so that i will hear your voice and you hear mine too.

As a refugee here I don't have any right or privilege to any thing be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this country as a refugee. I want to go back to my studies because I only attended my first year before the tragic incident that lead to my being in this situation now took place.

Please listen to this,I have my late father's statement of account and death certificate here with me which I will send to you latter,because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in a leading Bank in London which he used my name Evelyn as the next of kin,the amount in question is (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE) of $4(Four million US Dollars).

So I will like you to help me transfer this money to your account or to receive the money when the bank bring it in your  country and from it you send me money to prepare my traveling documents to come and live with you to continue my studies. I kept this secret to people in the camp here the only person that knows about it is the Reverend because he is like a father to me and he is the only person who is giving me chance to use his computer in his office to send you an email.
 
So in the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for I am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about it. Remember I am giving you all this information due to the trust I deposited on you. I like  honest,understanding and God fearing people,truthful and a Man of vision,and hardworking Man.meanwhile i will like you to send me your info's, if you are interested in the business.
 
1:Your Phone Number and Fax........................................................................
2.Your real Photos.........................................................................................
3:Your Occupations........................................................................................
4:Your Real Name and Address.......................................................................
5:Your Passport Photo copy...........................................................................
6:Your Nationality...........................................................................................
7: Your Real Age............................................................................................

My favorite language is English but we have our traditional language but I speak English very fluently because both my father and mother studied in Europe.

Meanwhile I will like you to call me like i said because i have allot to tell you.
Have a nice day and think about me.
Awaiting to hear from you soonest

Thanks and remain blessed Amen
Yours Miss Loveth Patrick.

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