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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: koenders desire <maryfreeman4m@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: koendersdesire1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:23:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dearest ,


Dearest  ,
  Hello How is your day, My name is Miss Desire single and
never been married, i am from Sudan in East Africa, 26 years,Earlier i
was residing in Dar fur’sRed Cross Camp in Chad on January 2007, at a
time, there is a division and dispatch of some of the Red Cross Camp due
to the over population of the people in Chad, i was taken to Senegal
West African on 10Th August 2010 where I'm presently residing in N'dioum
Red Cross Camp here in Senegal where i am seeking political asylum due
to the civil war in my country. I am in suffering and pains here in this
Red Cross Camp and i really need to have a man by my side to encourage
me and give me good advice in life and help me to come out from this
situation.

My late father Dr.Loe Koenders was the Industrial
Managing director of (KOENDERS AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD) in the
federal
capital (KHARTOUM) the economy capital of my Country, and he was also
the personal adviser to the former head of state, before the rebels
attacked our house one early morning and killed my mother and father in a
cold blood. It is only me that is alive now and i managed to serve my
life here in Senegal where i am living now as a refugee. This Red Cross
Camp is headed by a Reverend Father, i used his office computer to send
you this email and i only enter his office when he is less busy in his
office.

My day is very boring over here in Dakar Senegal. ln this
Red Cross Camp we find it hard to go out because we are not allowed to
do so, its just like one staying in the prison and l hope by God's grace
l will come out here soon. I don't have any relatives now that i can go
to, all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war the only person i
have now is Rev. Simon Dickson,He do come to pray for use has been very
nice to me since I came here but I
am not living with him rather I am living in the women's hostel.
because the Red Cross Camp have two hostels one for men the other for
women. his is the Reverend Simon Dickson Phone number ()so If you call
tell him that you want to speak with miss Desire Koenders, he will send
for me in the hostel.

As a Red Cross Camp here i don't have any
right or privilege to any thing be it money or whatever because it is
against the law of this country. I want to go back to my studies because
i only attended my first year before the tragic incident that lead to
my being in this situation now took place. Honey, please l would like
you to know that l have my late father's statement of account and death
certificate here with me which l will like to send to you to assist me,
because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in a leading
bank which he used my name as the next of kin. The amount in question
is $ 5.7( Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand US
Dollars)

So l will like you to assist me transfer this money to
your account and from it you will send some money for me to get my
travelling documents and air ticket to come over to meet with you. I
can't withdraw the money my self due to my Camp statues here in this
country which does not permit me to do, rather the money can not be
transferred in Senegal where i am in Camp statues. I want you to send me
your contact information's such as

Your Names ............
Age .......................
Address ................
Telephone .............
Your Resident Country ................

I
have got in touch with the bank and made them to know about my plans to
withdraw this money, l also got them aware of the death of my father
and they have acknowledged it with all their confirmation and
verifications. However, they advise me to get in touch with a very
responsible person who will stand on my behalf and my trustee as regards
to
this money since l am presently of Camp status over here and wouldn't
be permitted to handle this amount of money, they also let me know about
the bond which they signed with my father that the money will be
handled to me in bulk amount which means that l should decide on if l
should continue with the bank or not.

I kept this secret to
people in the camp here the only person that know about it is the
Reverend because he is like a father to me. So in the light of above i
will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for I
am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about
it. Remember I am giving you all this information due to the trust I
deposed on you. I like honest, understanding and God fearing person,
truthful and a man of vision,and hardworking.

waiting to hear from you soonest
Thanks Yours in love
Desire











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