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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: HELP IS NEEDED <ahmedsandra01@live.co.uk>
Reply-To: ahmedsandra02@live.co.uk
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:54:49 -0500
Subject: YOUR URGENT HELP IS NEEDED !!!



Hello.
It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I
believe you will be surprise at, as we are both complete strangers for
this time being.I'm write to seek for your assistance, I got your
contact from a noble gentleman that came to Ghana, who came to give a
seminar about AIDS whom i confronted that i am looking for a
God-fearing person that is when your data was given to me.
My name is Ahmed Sandra., a 32 years old widow, I lost my husband
seven months ago in the Libya war due to Gadafi's issues, my husband
was among those who went against his ruler-ship and he was among those
who died in the crisis.
My husband was a Gold merchant and was able to secure keeping of gold
with a security company in Ghana. .Before the death of my husband,
every effort I put in place to save his live after our house was badly
attacked yielded no positive result, The few assets of my husband
which I knew about in Libya, were all sold ! The only hope I have left
at this moment is 20 kg gold and 5.3 million usd at the security
company.

I need your assistance as my foreign partner/beneficiary to receive
this Consignment in your country, as an agreement between both of us.
When this claim is made out from the Security Company and the
Consignment is with you, I will offer you 50% of the total funds
while 50% will be for me or better still we can both invest with it
together in your country. I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting
we share the funds equal, 50/50% to both parties.
Please permit me to ask this few questions,

(1) Can you honestly and willingly help me? as this business is %100
risk free?.
(2) Can I completely trust you?

I awaits your urgent reply so that I can send you the vital
information on how the claims should be made and with documents of proof.
Warm Regards,
Ahmed Sandra.


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