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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: Princess Awa Morhonaba <princessawamorhonaba@gmail.com>
Reply-To: princessawamorhonaba@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:52:59 +0200
Subject: CRYING FOR YOUR HELP PLEASE???

Hello Dearest,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the
wish of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless
and reward you aboundantly and you would never regreat this.

I am a female student from University of Burkina-Faso,Ouagadougou.I am
26 years old. I'd like any person who can be caring,loving and home
oriented.I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to
know more about you.I would like to build up a solid foundation with
you in time coming if you can be able to help me and my brother
transfer this fund out to your country.

Well, my father died earlier two year ago and left I and my junior
brother behind.He was a king, which our town citizens titled him over
sixteen years before his death.I was a princess to him and I am the
only person who can take care of his wealth now because my junior
brother is still young and my mother is not literate enough to know
all my father's wealth. He left the sum of USD 5,500, 000.00 dollars
(Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars)in a security company.

This money was annually paid into my late fathers account from Shell
petroleum development company(spdc)and chevron oil company operating
in our locality for the compensation of youth and community
development in our jurisdiction.I don't know how and what I will do to
invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred
will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which
they were planning to do without my present because I am a female as
stated by our culture in the town.

Now,I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the
security company to your bank account and I strongly believe that by
the grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely.which you
are to get 40% of the total fund to you if you help us transfer this
fund.

While 10% Will be given to the orphanage and less privilege around the
world, for handling this transaction for us, which you will strongly
have absolute control over.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me
in lifting this fund, kindly reach my email address:
(princessawamorhonaba@voila.fr)

I am waiting to hear from you.

Yours Sincerely,
Princess Awa Morhonaba.

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