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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: juancorace@gigared.com
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 05:23:15 -0300
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP



Dear Beloved,

I hope this message reaches you in good health (Amen). Truthfully, I am very
sorry to have browsed your email address from the internet to send you this mail
with out your consent or approval.

Please do understand. To start with, permit me to introduce myself to you, I am
Lynda Zambonna I am female, 22 years of age, from the Republic of Sudan.

My father Mr. Ahmed Zambonna, the one time special adviser to the Minister of
Natural Resources was murdered by an opposition Leader during the Crisis in my
country (Republic of Sudan).

Before the death of my father (Mr. Ahmed Zambonna) during the early stage of the
war of my country, he revealed a secret to me that he deposited $6.5 Million USD
as a family funds in a financial security company in the Republic of Ghana. He
asks me to leave Sudan and go to Ghana.

Having a meeting with my late father's Ghanaian lawyer, he told me that all
vital documents as regards to the deposit and claim of this funds in the
financial security company was handed over to him by my late father.

We went to the financial security company for the claim of this funds but we
could not make the claim due to my father's laid down will for me to consult his
foreign business partner before the release of the funds which my father did not
disclose to me before his untimely death.

Now as the next of kin and the only Surviving child, I seek for your
humanitarian assistance to enable me claim this funds in your name as the
foreign beneficiary and help me receive this funds in your country while you
invite me over to you for the sharing and investment in a lucrative production
or business in your country as it is the laid down instruction by my late father
for me to consult his foreign partner who will guide me in the investment in his
country due to Africa political crisis.

I promise to give you 30% of the total fund and 15% per-annual in the investment
as your benefit of assisting me a fatherless child attains a better life. God
bless as I expect your reply to my private email (lyndazambonna372@gmail.com)
and thanks in advance.

Please you can contact me through my private email (lyndazambonna372@gmail.com)
for more information.

Sincerely,
Lynda Zambonna

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