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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: Beatrice Nyoun <nyounxx1xxxx@libero.it>
Reply-To: beatic.nyoun@gmx.com
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:50:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I am simple young girl looking forward finding a partner with a
passion for life


Hello Friend ,
How are you doing today? hope fine.I know that my message will be a surprise
when it arrives in your mailbox.So I present to you my apologies. My name is
Beatrice Nyoun, a Sudanese nationality. I am twenty 25 years of age,presently I
live in Dakar the republic of Senegal from where I writing from. I don't know
if you know about Senegal or not, it's in west Africa. Senegal is small
country, about 12 million peoples, but here you can find lots of tourists. Do
you know anything about Senegal?.

I want you to know that I have only good intentions and I have not any
secrets. I will be very happy if my request to help me is granted. Was having
fears of betrayal and how to get you convinced to believe me when the bank
advised me to look for a foreign partner since I am incapable together with the
present situation I am going through at the moment and I am not eligible in any
financial matters.

I am now looking unto you for my freedom and for my life to better.How could
you help me out is to represent me to the Bank as my partner for the claims and
transfer of this money to your account($1,700,000.00 Uss dollars). I have made
my mind to move away from here to have my liberty and move on with my life, to
find joy and happiness again to a very safe Country without being under arm and
gun threat by anyone. This is the reason why I now seek for your kind help as I
have no intention of staying here at this moment.

It is my wish and desire to come to your country after the money is transfer
to your account in your country where I am hoping to live rest of my life and
choose for myself someone that will love me, protected and help me forget the
brutal experience that had happened few months ago in my Country and my
parents. I need your open mind, honest and trust which I have come to you with
all purity of heart and I do not like hide anything concerning myself, that is
why I have been so open to you in details.

Conclusively, let me know your response if you are interested to stand as my
partner for the claims and transfer of this money If agreed with me send me
your full data for a way forward. I love to hear from you soon my dear. Have a
nice lovely day.

Yours faithfully
Beatrice

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