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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: Racheal Sankoh <jn_moody2002@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: sankohracheal@yahoo.co.kr
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:51:12 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello Good Evening My Dear,




Dear,

How are you today I hope all is well with you and your family? Please forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise,if it may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior, but I don't know why i have not here from you because this is my second mail to you,really that you don't know me but i am in need of your help because of the Political Crises that is going on here now,



Once again I am Mrs Racheal Sankoh the wife of late John Forday Sankoh the Director of Gold and Diamond mining Company in Sierra Leone my country,really that you don't know but i need your help to move the Save Funds of my late husband to your care for investment into what so ever that you may think we can invest this money over there?I independently writing you this letter believing that my spirit need your urgent help and i am hear to promise you that you will never regret having this Business relationship with me,if you don't mind i will give you more details as soon as i hear from you,



Yours Faithfully

Waiting to hear from you

Mrs Racheal Sankoh,

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