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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: "Indah Aditya" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 11:46:36 +0200
Subject: Mrs Indah Ade Aditya.

Dear Friend,
 
My name is Indah Ade Aditya, I lived and worked in London, I am married to an American citizen. We live happy and live in London, but after a long time into our marriage my husband was already married to a woman Erine Sullivan an American citizen as well. They know and married before I met my husband in South Africa at a time of a seminar conducted in our university. We became so close and I ended up marrying him regardless of the age different between us.
 
After 7 years of marriage I ended up being a second wife when his first wife which he never disclose to me joined us from America in our home in London, although I live happily with my husband before this but honestly this woman is given me hell in our house, as both wives to my husband I can let go of any treatment I am receiving but the most astonishing part of it is that almost all the fund and property my husband has both in UK and USA are now in the woman and his children name since a year ago.
 
I am working in my husband's company and holding an administrative post there due to my profession as an accountant and have plans to move the total amount of £ 4,000,000.00 GBP (Four Million British Pounds) to any Asia country or Gulf Region in case if my husband divorce me anytime due to the influence of the first wife and why would I have to do this is because if I do not act quickly now, I will lose everything in one second due to the influence and bad treatment of the first wife, as a precaution before something happens as my husband is getting older and no more taking firm decisions as a man in his house, because if anything goes wrong my life and that of my children may be in great danger of survival as the first wife has all the connections and contact in all his company. So I am asking you, if you will be able to receive such funds for Investment, store it and manage it possibly until my arrival in your country?
 
I need a reliable person who will not betray me or make my case worst, For my side I will not betray you no matter what that we have not met or know each other before, but I will always try to believe so that we can start working together in this as to save my future and that of my children.
 
I have been taking care of all arrangements on how the funds will arrive in any of the country I mentioned above without any problems. The deal is 100% free of problems. If you are ready to help, please reply immediately because there's no time to be wasted from this opportunity that might allow you to grow with investment and also put me in a better position tomorrow.
 
Yours truly
 
Indah Ade Aditya

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