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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: "Dr Robert O.Young" <exports@fantasy-sandals.gr>
Reply-To: r.young45@aol.com
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 03:15:19 +0300
Subject: Re: Urgent Please.....



FROM DR ROBERT O.YOUNG,
SAHARA CLINIC & MATERNITY (LONDON UK)

Hello Dear,

My name is Robert O. Young, a Medical Doctor. and the Proprietor of a
Specialist Hospital. Named (SAHARA CLINIC & MATERNITY)
Do accept my apologies for contacting you through this method I don?t
have your other current contact information?s.

I am getting worried because I have already sent you this same letter
by post a month ago,yet no response was received from you until date I
have a widow here in one of our Clinics who is on a political Asylum
here in LONDON UK, she has been psychologically ill for some months now.

This woman confided in me based on the free medical attention she is
receiving from our medical unit here in the Hospital which led her
into revealing some confidential secret of her family concerning a
huge inheritance FUND from her late husband who was before his death
some few years ago, A Top Military Officer in One of the Rich African
Countries.It was in Confidence she disclosed her life history and the
death of her husband during the Country?s civil war and the fortune
she inherited from her late husband.

She has asked me to secure a credible and trustworthy partner who will
manage her Huge Inheritance fund; I believe you will be in the
position to assist in managing this large sum in a profitable venture
and also to help create a safe place for her in your Country where she
will finally come to stay with her children until such a time when the
pressure is over in her native Country

At the moment all proof documents are confirmed by me couple with the
fact that I have personally checked through the family profile to
know who they are.

After she had disclosed this information to me, I saw the reason to
request from her all the documents relating to this deposit of which
she did, now I have the documents covering the deposited fund, which
I will not hesitate to fax to you the copies or by attachment as a
prove for your confirmation as soon as I receive your response via
email. (r.young45@aol.com)

I am obliged to assist this lady knowing too well that she has a
limited knowledge in the business world and as such she can not manage
this funds herself in Africa in order to avoid any trace of her by the
government, I will need from you a mutual understanding and then we
shall make plans on how the funds would be secured into an account in
your name.

This amount is deposited in a safe Bank in a location which will be
revealed to you as we progress. let me assure you that this
transaction is 100% hitch and risk free, from my discussion with her,
she has agreed to give you a reasonable amount of percentage for your
involvement in this and these has to be discussed upon the receipt of
your quick response.

Thanks and God bless for your understanding.

Best regards,
Dr Robert O.Young,
45-59 Kingsway London WC2B 6TE United Kingdom
E-mail: r.young45@aol.com

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