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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: Miss Rita <miss.rita003@gmail.com>
Reply-To: miss.rita02@sify.com
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 12:11:08 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello Dearest,




Hello Dearest,
Howare you today, Please i am sorry if i may have interrupted you inanyway by my email, and I have a special reason why I decided tocontact you because of the urgency of my situation here.
PleaseI write not only to introduce myself to you, but also tender a jointinvestment business proposal for your considerations and acceptance. Iknow that receipt of my communication shall be a great surprise to youconsidering the fact that we did not know each other or had anybusiness negotiations before now,
Ideem it necessary to introduce myself in detail for you and the needfor your assistance to claim and invest my inheritance for me, I amMiss. Rita Tubman, 23years old girl from Liberia, the 1st child of lateformer national port authority managing director, Mr. George EmmanuelTubman, who died on february 20, 2011 at the charles county memorialhospital maryland.
Iam constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I, amreceiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my latefather's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death ofmy beloved Father.
MeanwhileI wanted to escape to the Europe but they hide away my internationalpassport and other valuabletraveling documents. Luckily they did not discover where I kept myFather's File which contains important documents. So I decided to runto the refugee camp here in Ouagadougou Republic of Burkina Faso. Iwish to contact you personally for a long term business relationshipand investment assistance in your country.
Myfather secretly deposited the sum of US$4,850, 000.00 in one of theprime bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forwardyou with the necessary information of the deposit on confirmation ofyour acceptance to assist me for the transfer and investment of thefund in your country. As you will also help me in an investment, and Iwill like to complete my studies, as I was in the school inMonrovia-Liberia, before the death of my father.
Itis my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for yourservices and the balance shall be my investment capital. This is thereason why I decided to contact you. Please reply me for more detailsif only you are ready to help me.
Iam staying at the female hostel 0037. Please do keep this only to yourself please I advice you not to disclose it to a third party till Icome over, once the fund has been transferred into your account. I hopemy explanation is very clear. I will try to scan my picture to send inmy next mail.
Thanks as I hope to receive from you soon.
YoursSincerelyMiss. Rita Tubman.

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