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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ttentgerhard@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ttentgerhard@hotmail.com" <987654567890@libero.it>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 18:49:28 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

It's my pleasure to know how you are doing? I pray this mail will reach you in
a good health. I am I am Ms Temianna Gerhard. 19years of age, am from the
republic of Somalia) and presently i am residing in the camp as a result of the
regional political crisis going on in my country. I am the only child &
Daughter of my late parents. late Chief/Dr.Herbert Gerhard. He was a business
man, he deals on petrol-blue in Mogadishu, But he was killed along side with my
mother in a car bombing during the civil war in my country Somalia) and all his
properties was totally destroyed. I know you may wonder why i am so soon
telling you about all this, even without seeing or knowing you fully well. I
got your email from online Google directory, and something tells me you can
help me, because it is better to trust you than to die in this camp where I
have no body to help me.
However when my parents is alive, he deposited some amount of money
($4.850,000.00Million)in a financial company. After my parents death I managed
to escape with a very important documents both the DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE.
I am seeking your assistant to achieve the deposit fund because of my
situation here, and to join you in your country to continue my studies!. I wish
to invest this fund in real estate management in your country.
I am willing to give you 25% for your Assistant/Input to achieve the deposit.
Please contact me on my personal emails:-(ttentgerhard@hotmail.com) and i will
tell you more about myself and how we'll proceed.

Thanks & best regards.
Ms Temianna H. Gerhard
contact:-(ttentgerhard@hotmail.com)

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