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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: "Mrs. Sonia" <miss.soniam@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Sonia" <mss.sonia@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 20:44:14 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: My Dearest Beloved in Christ,


My Dearest Beloved in Christ,
How are you today? I hope all is well with you and your family to the glory of Almighty God. My name is MRS SONIA HARRISON. I am married to Late MR T.B HARRISON who works in SAUDI ARABIA Embassy in Africa for nine years and also a Gold Merchant before he died in the year 2006. My dear I am divinely touched in my heart to offer my inheritance fund through you for Charity work to help the less privileges, orphans and motherless children. My dear I am written you this message because I am suffering from esophageal Liver Cancer for years now and I have undergone series of cancer treatments but no avail. Recently I went for a medical check up and my doctor privately told me that I might not survive this cancer illness for the next 3 weeks because the cancer has damage my Liver. Having known to my condition, I have decided to donate my inheritance fund to you the sum of ($3,800,000.00) Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. My dear I want
you to use this fund for Charity work in helping the less privileges, orphans and motherless children.  My dear I have decided to hand over this fund to you so that you will conduct a vastly charity work and dispense the fund to the glory of God in helping the less privileges and orphans around.  My dear immediately I hear from you I will give you all the information about this Fund with our Bank contact detail. I pray that God will be with you in as you desire to do this Charity work.Please my dear reply me through your email to my email address here: mss.sonia@hotmail.com
I'm waiting to receive your reply.

Best Regards,
Your sister in Christ
Mrs. Sonia Harrison.

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