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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: "ritamm_201376@libero.it" <ritamm_201376@libero.it>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:56:49 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Please Help Me Out Of This Situation.

Rita Mohammed.Good Day.

FROM Rita Mohammed.

My E-mail: ritamohammed@yahoo.com.hk


With tears rolling down my eyes and with total submission to the will of God,
I Choose this means to communicate you because I am sure I will get in contact
with the right person that will be honest to me.


My name is Rita Mohammed, I am 22 years old girl, and I am from Damascus,
Syria. I am studying nursing in the university of Damascus, before the war
broke out. The war in my country Syria has taken many lives, and rendered many
people homeless, I am just a refugee now. Its so sad that one afternoon I came
back home, and see my fathers house destroyed by bomb by the rebels, and my
family were inside the house when this happened, I lost my two brothers and my
father and mother. Since all my family members has died in war, I see no
reason to live and enjoy my life again. I have been homeless for the past 4
four months now, no food, no good water, and no bathing. My the rebels are
moving around looking for innocent people to kill, and slaughter. My life is in
danger.


My father deposited some money in a bank in London and used me as the next of
kin, I contacted you to help me and sponsor me to receive £2.000.000.00 (Two
million great British pounds sterling), which my father deposited with a bank
in London United kingdom, and the bank has sent me an E-mail yesterday that I
should show up and claim the money. I am the only surviving person in my
family.

When you receive the money with your bank account,you will take 40% of the
money for helping me, then you advise me on how to invest the remaining 60% in
your country, because the money will be in your bank account.

Please help me and receive this money, and I will come to your country and
live with you. I am homeless now, and i manage to get access to internet, no
phones network. I am in pains, please I need your urgent help.

My last prayer is that may the soul of my family members rest in peace, and
May they rest in the bosom of God. Please suggest for me, will you like to
receive the fund in your country, then I will join you in your country, or will
you want to finance me to receive the money then I will join you in your
country also.

You should contact me on my E-mail: ritamohammed@yahoo.com.hk


Kindly contact me via E-mail at: ritamohammed@yahoo.com.hk for more details.


May the good Lord bless you and your family !


Best Regards.

Rita Mohammed.

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