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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: Mrs Mia Ethan <danico.daniel0@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 20:01:41 +0100
Subject: Re: Dear Sir \ Madam,

Dear Sir \ Madam,

Dear, please forgive my intruding your privacy for it was never my
intention at first but to know you more before before revealing to you
this top secret,it was due to the present circumstances and duress i
am in, hence why without choice,i decided to confide in you.

I am Mrs Mia Ethan a citizen of Thai-American and a widow to late
Mr. Yeung Ethan a Thailand businessman who died of heart attack on
September 15th 2011,Ever since the death of my husband,his relatives
has made life unbearable for me by accusing me of killing my husband
to enable them inherit every of our properties which they succeeded in
doing and they confiscated our joint bank accounts including my
traveling documents which has been confiscated by the court pending
until i am declared innocent of my husband death.

Before my husband's death, i inherited a total sum of $3.300,000 (
Three Million,Three hundred American dollars) from my husband and this
said money was concealed in a safe metallic box and deposited with a
finance security company there in one of the most peaceful democratic
country there in Africa name Ghana.

The safe box content was coded as family landed documents to the
security firm that means the security firm did not know the real
content of the safe box as money but as family landed documents as it
was declared when it was deposited with the company and nobody neither
any machinery can detect its content as money or open the safe box
without the key combination code which is with me and will furnish to
you upon the claim of the safe box,due to the deposit contract of the
said deposited trunk box has expired and the Security company has sent
series of notice to me about it that if not claim,they will and
declared it as unclaimed property and transfer it to their Bonded
ware house.

Been how i found you perhaps trustworthy hence why i contacted you to
give you this priority and authorize you to assist me in claiming the
safe box from the security company and authorize its shipment of the
box to any address of your choice there in your country that you felt
and think is very secure and safe for onward lodgement of the money
into your bank account awaiting my future investment until i get back
my traveling document and authorization from the court to leave the
country so i can join you up in your country.

Note,none of my husband relatives or anybody know about the existence
of this money and i am assuring you 100% risk free for am ready to
furnish you the authorization Certificate covering the deposited safe
box as well authorize you for the claim as my beneficiary upon your
positive response towards my proposal and regarding your percentage,
we shall chat on it soon your acceptances to assist me.

Thanks for coming for my rescue.

Mrs Ethan Mia

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