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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 recheal nana Essien <rechalessien_5@yahoo.in>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:00:27 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend,

I am contacting you in respect to my late husband s fund worth US 7.5Million deposited
with diplomatic financial company in Brussel Belgium for security purposes.But right now my husband is dead and the financial firm has been giving me several notifications to make the claim of the said deposit.

I want a situation whereby you assist me to make the claim of this fund from the financial firm so that it will be transfered to your custody pending my arrival with my only daughter to your country so that we can use it judiciously for investment purposes.

My only daughter will continue her education in your country upon our arrival once every arrangement as regards this transaction is concluded.I will be offering you 25% of the fund for your foreign assistance as long as you can help me out in carrying out this project effectively without insuniating greeds and selfishness. I am contacting you in this respect for the below purposes,


1, To avoid awareness of my late husbands relatives because they would like to inherit it alone if i dare disclose it to them because they said that i do not have a male child for my late husband without considering the welfare of me and my only daughter.

2, To avoid awareness of Benin Republic Government about the fund since my husband
was a former politician in Benin.


Once i receive your positive response, i will give you more details to enable us proceed.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Recheal Nana Essien


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