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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.Sheree Ping Par" <rubyranosa1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrstinashe@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:03:09 +0100
Subject: Humanitarian Pledge

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My dear friend,
my name is Mrs. Sheree Ping Par, a nationality of Philippines. i have
been diagnosed of advanced cervical cancer. my doctor now informed me
my illness has defiles all forms of medical treatment and that i have
barely two weeks to live.
i have US$18.5million i vow to God almighty that i will donate and
distribute them to charities organisation for humanitarian cause
before i die.
After reviewing your profile, i have prayed seriously and God almighty
directed me to contact you and release those money to you to assist me
to executive my humanitarian vow and desire to propagate the Faith of
God in this world by reaching out to the poor, downtrodden, natural
disasters victims etc.
If you accept to assist me please send your reply for more information.
Mrs Sheree Ping Par

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