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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: "Miss herinquez" <joneschammmberss@live.com>
Reply-To: <aherinquez@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:25:09 +0400
Subject: A Lucrative Offer From A Female Madical Student

 
 
 
Greetings,
 
I coincidentally came across your profile and decided to share an issue with you but first of all, you must give me a guarantee of secrecy before I will be able to give you the full detail of the scenario which am extremely sure that you will like to share with me as well.
 
 
AN official introduction of my humble self; My name is Miss Aracely Herinquez A medical student, Am  24 years of age. I am a Venezuela by origin but born and brought up in Bani Walid -Libya.
 
 
More about myself; Am the only surviving daughter of late Mr. Alberto Herinquez who was the late financial adviser to the late Colonel Gadaffi. My father was captured together with Gadafi and many other of his supporters. They were all was executed including the General himself. Two of my brothers and my only sister was also consumed by the war. Again, My mother who has been the only family i have got since the death of my father was shot down in a cool blood by the Opposition to the present Administration who has vowed to unseat the present regime. I watched my mother bleed to death as there was absolutely nothing i could have done to save her life when she stopped the moving bullet with her chest.
 
What my dad left behind is too big for me to handle alone now that my mum is dead. I have no other family or a reliable friend to turn to at this critical moment of my life for a decision making process. Even the so called friends of my father are searching for me to take away what rightfully belong to me. All this has successfully deleted the word TRUST in my dictionary and since i cant trust anyone dawn here, coupled with the fact that am not big enough to handle this situation that i have found myself, i am now temped to share it with you but not until you prove and explain to me who you are and most importantly, how reliable you are in keeping a secret and keeping your word.
 
 
Am waiting expectantly to sharing this idea in that white thing in my head i calls my brain with you after i must have received a positive and encouraging reply from you. And please note that my present situation here demands for an urgent response from you. Do not keep me waiting.
 
 
In conclusion, the late Gadafi loyalist who has vehemently turned down the order by the Federal Government to hand over their arms has vowed to unseat the administration. They have already started war since two days now in Sirte Bani Waled-Libya and uncountable people has already been killed. Though you must have been aware of all this if you have been following Aljazeera news. I intended to settle dawn here because it happens to be the only county i know ever since i was born but this second round of war is unbearable. I lost my entire family here to war and i wouldn't like to perish here by their guns. This is the motive behind my writing you for a possible rescue and i have a lucrative offer for your services.
 
 
Because of the consequences and out come of the war, a lot of things has been destroyed and vandanlized and this has made it very difficult for us down here to have access to good water, medication, most especially access to internet service etc.
 
 
Yours Truly.
Aracely Herinquez.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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