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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: "Ms Grace Aniccit Yak" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info_solicitors2012@one.co.il>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:44:30 -0000
Subject: Dearest greetings

Dearest greetings,

My name is Ancitt Yak, I am 25 years old and i am from southern Sudan.The reason I am writing is that I need help from you for a private business that involves my life and future.It is about the following: My father Dr. Justin Yak was Minster and the Special Assistant to the President of Sudan. Unfortunately, my parents got together with other government officials in a plane crash at 02 2008: Http :/ / news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7380412.stm

Some months after the burial of my father, my uncle and the second wife of my father conspired against me and my dead father and sold the property of my dead father to chinese investors,Here in Africa My father brother inherited everything my father had and also married his widowed and this made me to stand without anything.

To my luck I found some of my late fathers documents over a considerable fortune that is with a security company in europe.This fortune is all that i have now and i have the power to make claim with the documents because ut states any family member,so all i have to do now is to write my name as the next of kin to the deceased.I am so grateful to my father that he has left me something as the only child,he probably knew he could not trust and rely on his brother.

The problem now is that I can not be able to claim the fortune because i do not have a visa and also do not have the financial means to do anything.So that is why I need the help of someone capable and reliable who can assist me,so I can personally travel to meet with him after the transaction is concluded.The total assets amount to $ 55.6 million of which I would like to give you 40% for your kind assistance.

I want to keep studying with my money in your country,and invest my money profitably,If you accept my offer,I would take you as my guidian and i will give you a power of attorney to control everything with the security company and then receive the fortune,while you inform me of the progress.

I would be very happy about it, if we could do it together to get that fortune and I can finally start a new life, as my father has wished for me. I hope I have found in you a trusted and honest person.

Best Wishes,
Ms Grace Aniccit Yak

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