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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: MISS SONIA WASIM <misssonia_w@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 15:20:05 +0000
Subject: Regards and respect

Hello Dear,

I am Miss.Sonia Wasim from Sierra Leone but residing in Ivory Coast in
Africa.

It is my desire to contact you on a honest and sincere transaction in which
I will need your assistance to transfer the sum of $8,000,000(Eight Million
United States Dollars) with gold and diamond belonging to my late father
Cdt. Munir Wasim to your country for investment. I have been motivated to
contact you in hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence
in you as I get to know you more better.

Please, I want you to be of assistance to me by firstly help us to
understand Please I want you to be of assistance at first we have to
understand ourselves better in priority.

I am willing to offer you $1,600,000(One Million Six Hundred Thousand
United States Dollar) for your input assistance to the successful
retrieving of this cash in the bank for investment.

Indicate your interest towards assisting me, meanwhile, I will be waiting
for your response. Please for a direct and safe communication write me via
email ID: misssonia_w@yahoo.com

Thanks
Regards and respect
Miss Sonia Wasim

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