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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: Princess Bea <princess.bea.mungo11@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:25:34 -0800
Subject: Hello my friend,

--
Good day and Compliments

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward
you abundantly and you would never regret this.

My name is Princess Bea Mungo, I am a female student from University of
South Africa. I am 23years old. I'd like any person who can be caring,
loving and home oriented. I will love to have a long-term relationship with
you and to know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation
with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this
transaction.Well, my father died earlier two months ago and left I and my
junior brother behind. He was a king, which our town citizens titled him
over sixteen years before his death.

I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of his
wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is not
literate enough to know my entire father's wealth. He left the sum of USD
$4.5 dollars (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars)in a financial
security company . This money was annually paid into my late father's
account from Gold mining company and Cotton processing Company operating in
our locality for the compensation of youth and community development in our
jurisdiction.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in
abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my
father and our family,which they were planning to do without my present
because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.

Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the
financial security company to your bank account that is why I felt happy
when I saw your contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of
God, you will help me invest this money wisely. I am ready to pay 30% of
the total amount to you if you help us in this transaction and another
10%interest of Annual After Income to you, for handling this transaction
for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in
lifting this fund, kindly reach me, please, note that this transaction is
100% legal and risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as
possible.

Write me through my private email address;*princess.bea.mungo11@gmail.com
<princess.bea.mungo11@gmail.com>*


Yours sincerely,
Princess Bea Mungo.

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