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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: Sameer Singh <singhsameer185@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:46:37 +0800 (SGT)
Subject:


Hi Scam Spy, I am sending you the e mail that was sent to me on other e mail ID of mine. I suspect it is a Scam E mail. I had replied the Scammer also. I am also sending the E mail that was sent to me after my reply.
Thanks & Regards,
Sameer
 from: Tina Afred afred_tina@yahoo.co.uk
to: fred_tina@yahoo.co.uk

date: Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:35 PM
subject: HI
signed-by: yahoo.co.uk
: Important mainly because of the words
in the message.
 
"Please contact me back ok
i got your  profiles   
My name is tina;i saw your profile  and it was interesting so i would
like to know more about you.It will be a pleasure to read from you,if you
wouldn't mind,you can email me in private at(afred_tina@yahoo.co.uk
)so that i can reply you quickly and also send my picture for you to know
me.I want you to know that real love matters.I will be expecting your mail
soon,kiss.
Your lovely new friend,
from Tina."

Reply after my Answer:
from: Tina Afred afred_tina@yahoo.co.uk
to: fred_tina@yahoo.co.uk

date: Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 5:10 PM
subject: This is more about my life.
signed-by: yahoo.co.uk
: Important mainly because of the people in the conversation. 


"My dearest,

I am really happy to receive your response. Actually i never know how you will
feel if this is too earlier to tell you but just because of the condition of
where I'm in, i have decided to request for your kind assistance and also to go
into business and partnership with you, i believe that you will not betrayed my
trust which i am going to lay on you.


I am Miss Tina Momoh, 23years old the daughter late Mr. Joseph Saidu Momoh. My
father was a military man who rose to the rank of Major-General and was head of
the then-Sierra Leone Army. He resigned his commission to be elected president
in 1985, and served as President of Sierra Leone from November 28, 1985 to
April 29, 1992.  After my father was overthrown in a military coup staged
by Mr. Valentine Strasser, in April, 1992. He become a highly reputable
business magnet-(Precious Stones merchant) who operated in the capital of
Sierra Leone and neighboring country Guinea, during his days. It is sad to say
that he was attacked and killed by the rebels one early morning on 25th,
November 2003. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have
been masterminded by an uncle of his who he has been dealing with trust.


But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 12 years old, due to
cancer problem and since then life became so difficult for me. I am constrained
to contact you because of the maltreatment I am receiving from my step mother.
She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me
and denied me from the family since the unexpected death of my beloved Father.
I decided to run to the refugee camp where I am presently seeking asylum under
the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Dakar, Republic of
Senegal, through the help of a sister called Magdalen, thank God for the help
of sister Magdalen, she helped me out and that was the last time we ever saw
each other.. I wish to contact you personally for a long term business
relationship and investment assistance in your Country.

Luckily before the death of my Father he called me beside his bed in the
hospital and secretly revealed to me that he has the sum of Three Million Seven
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.(USD$3.700 000) in the Bank, which i am
the next of kin to the account. I wish to contact you personally for a long
term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country, the death
of my Parents actually brought sorrow to my life. Sir, I am in a sincere desire
of your humble assistance, your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
As you will help me in an investment, and i will like to complete my studies,
as i was in my 1st year in the university, when the crisis started. It is my
intention to compensate you with 10% of the total money for your services and
the balance shall be my investment capital. This is the reason why I decided to
contact you..

Please all communications should be through this email address only for
confidential purposes. As soon as I receive your positive response showing your
interest I will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above,
I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to
handle this transaction sincerely. You can not call me on phone because i have
no phone here but if you will like to speak with me on phone i will plead 
with Reverend Father in the camp to give me his phone number, he is the
Reverend priest here in the camp.

I will need your help  to invest this money in a good profit orientated
business of your choice since i am still young and inexperience. Moreover how i
have said my dear, i will like you to fill the below information's and forward
it back to me so that i will use it to draft an authorization letter to the
bank on your behalf also send you the bank contact information's for you to
contact them. Fill the below information's,

1; Your Full Name. 2; Your Home Address. 3; Your Office Address. 4; Your Real
Age. 5; Your Occupation. 6; Your Country Of Origin. 7; Your Residence Country.
8; Your Telephone Number.

Also my late father went into an agreement with the Bank that they said fund
can only be transferred to my position once i come up 30years of age or with an
appointed trustee. I kept this secret to people in this camp here which i will
also want you to keep secret to avoid loosing the fund. I will be waiting your
urgent and positive response. Please do keep this only to your self please i
beg you not to disclose it till i come over once the fund has been transferred.
 Yours Sincerely,
Tina"

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