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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. Sarafina Ayigo" <sarafinaayigo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 15:06:39 +0100
Subject: Hi Dear

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Hi Dear,
Greetings to you and your family, and permit me to inform you of my
desire to go into a lasting business relationship with you. My name is
Mrs. Sarafina Ayigo from Cote d'Ivoire. I am 38 years old woman and a
widow without child. I want to build up a charity foundation and some
business in your country with this sum of $5.5 Million US dollars I
inherited from my late husband (Mr. Dumbi Ayigo). It is my desire to
see that this fund is release to you and invest into any business of
your choice in your country. Please if you are interested to handle
this project with me get back to me as soon as possible and I will
give you more details about myself and the funds deposit.
God bless as I wait for your urgent reply.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Sarafina Ayigo
E-mail: sarafinaayigo@gmail.com

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