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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: Miss Salwa Younes <misssalwa_fattahyounes@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:13:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please i needs your help.

With due respect,


Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel. I got your contact from the professional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search. When i was searching for a foreign reliable partner. I assured of your capability and reliability


After series of prayers/fasting. I was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the data base Yahoo tourist search. I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need.


I'm (Miss.salwa) from Benghazi libya, My father of blessed memory by name late General Abdel Fattah Younes who was shot death by Islamist-linked militia within the anti-Gaddafi forces on 28th July, 2011 and after two days later my mother with my two brothers was killed one early morning by the rebels as result of civil war that going on in my country Libya, then after the burial of my parents, my uncles conspired and sold my father’s properties and left nothing for me. On a faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and discover a document which he has deposited ($6.250M USD) in a bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the legitimate/next of kin.



I traveled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the money, on my arrival the bank manager told me that my father instructed the bank not to release the funds to me until I get married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas. Therefore my beloved, I have chosen you to be my trustee in order to help me out over my legacy fund transfer into your own bank account so that i will relocate to your country,and live a better life and continue my study as well.and now seeking asylum in Refugee Camp here in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso.

You can find more of my story through the BBC/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14336122


I agreed to give you 40% of the 6.250M once the transfer is done. this is my true life story, I will be glad to receive your respond soonest for more details to enable us start and champion the transfer less than 9 bank working days as told me by the bank manager.

Thanks for understanding
Miss.salwa Fattah Younes.

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