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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: "aplanunguesse08@zipmail.com.br" <aplanunguesse08@zipmail.com.br>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 07:45:17 -0300
Subject: Beloved in Christ

Beloved in Christ

How are you and the people around you?

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I'm Mrs.Aplanun Guesse a 52yrs old widow of the late Mr. Guesse Mathin, Ireland. I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast and any indication my conditions is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I could not live up to three months, according to my doctors.

This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My late husband died last six years, and during the period of our marriage could not produce any child.

My late husband was a very wealthy man, and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth; Based on the medical reports that I could not live up to three months, my late husband family intent is to allow me to die in this my condition because I do not have any kids, that's what pushed me to the source for a pious person abroad who will make this claim of $ 2.3, million dollars, which he deposited in one of the international banks here so that you will use this fund to help the poor and needy, also for God's work in their country.

I'll give you all the information you'll need to make this claim of this fund since I receive a positive response from you and also your assurance that you will not betray this trust that I'm banking on you. I'm doing this because my family are unbelievers and will not allow them to inherit this money for their own selfishness. I came to find out that wealth acquisition without God is vanity.
 
Your sister in Christ
Mrs. Aplanun Guesse.
 

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