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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: Ms Veronica Ross <veronicaross@bluetone.cz>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:35:27 UT
Subject: Respond Urgently

Dear,

I am Ms. Veronica Ross, 17yrs old orphan from London, After recently loosing my late father 2 months ago to a heart diseases problem he has suffered for many years, I became an orphan instantly, because I already lost my mother many years ago, and I am the only child from my mother's womb, but the rest of my 3 siblings are from my later father second wife after my mother passed away long time ago, and my late father burial is to take place in 3 weeks time from now, and our family lawyer already came to read my late father's WILL even before my father's burial which is not meant to be so, but because of my wicked step mother's greed to know everything even before her own husband is buried, and from the WILL, my late father left behind the total sum of 15 million British Pounds and some properties here in the U.K, and from the WILL I am entitled to 40% of everything, which is 6million British Pounds and half of the properties, but I never knew my step mother and her children ar
e not happy that I am getting anything from my late father's WILL, as I over heard them discussing with the lawyer to destroy the original WILL and forge another one which my name wont be listed as one of the heirs to my late father's money and properties, and I also heard when they offered to give the lawyer part of the money from my own share if he accepts, and to my greatest surprise, the lawyer agreed to there deal to kick me out of the WILL and ruin my life.

I am pleading with you with all my life that you should help me out in this matter by helping me secure my own share of my money safely into your country safely, while I come over to start a new life there and finish my education, and I have few days to have this task fulfilled, because they concluded that they will contact the bank here in London in which the funds were lodged into by my late father and ask for the whole money and have it forwarded to their various accounts without my notice, and since the London bank legal department is aware of the sharing of my late father's money with there bank, they intend to lie to the bank that because I am still 17yrs and can't handle such amount of money at this time of my age, that they want to help me invest my money in some business, so that the bank can release the whole money to my step mother, so that I end up getting nothing, to make matter worse, they collected my mobile phone and stopped me from going out, until they have
succeeded with there plans, so that I don’t contact any one for help, which they intend to get this done immediately after the burial in 3 weeks time from now, that's why I need to make use of this opportunity before the burial to quickly get my own 40% out of the London to your country without them knowing through your help, I don’t care about the houses here in my name, but I really need to get my money to start a new life. I even manage to mail you from the computer in our library about this, so that you can help me out of this situation, as soon as you confirm that you will be able to help me out of this problem, I will then guide you further on how to proceed in my next mail to you, as I really do need your help, please treat me like your family and save me, as I shall reward you and mostly God will.

Sincerely,

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