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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: "Sundaygar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sunday_a@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:44:04 +0400
Subject: Salaam, need your assistance.......

Salaam,

It is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance, I saw your contact in one of daily gulf news Espace real estate business directory database, And with what i read through your profile i saw your contact as a standard firm, that one can deal with, My Name is Sunday gar from Liberia, My Father was killed by some rebel during the war. My father was famous Oil Exporter and rich business man during his life time.

My father has two wives three children while I’m only son of the family. Before my father was kill there were issues between my father and Charles Taylor the President of Liberia base on Oil export business and political sponsor’s issue on which led to the death of my beloved father. Before my father was died, he told me so many things and also about his business, most especial his financial reserved in Financial Firm in deposit vault, My father lecture me a lot because of our matrimonial problem within the family not known that Charles Taylor rebel will kill him, Taylor accused him sponsoring some politicians, sized his license for business on Oil Export and some of our properties.

I ran out of my country to hide in our neighboring country because of my late father matrimonial problem, have concluded now to move my life forward and start to arrange my life with the alternative cash fund left by my father in deposit vault. I just need a personal to assist me to set up a good business mean a profitable safe good business, because i don`t want to make a mistake as my father warned me to learn more from the people.

Note: I don`t mind any good country in the world with balanced economy, The cash fund available worth America $13,500.000.00 (Thirteen Million Five Hundred thousand US Dollars) and I’m dreaming of good profitable investment business to do like Hotel, Real Estate, health and Transport or if u have any better business idea please i will appreciate any good idea you could come up with, All the process will be under legitimate agreement between both parties and you have a huge benefit profit investment share 70-30 If you accept and willing to assist me Lets discuss in details,

Your earliest response to this matter is very important, what ever your decision reply me so that i can give you more details.

Ma Salaam.

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