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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: "tahi.renald" <tahi.renald@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 02:31:01 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP


Hello Very expensive.

I would like initially to apologize for this intrusion into your life even
if I confess that this is very important to me. My name is Begrey Ivon,
born April 22, 1937 in Ontario Canada. I suffer from throat cancer for
over three and a half years and then unfortunately my doctor has informed
me that I'm in terminal and my days are numbered because of my health
enough gradient. I am widowed and I have not had children that I began to
regret bitterly.

In fact, the reason why I contacted you is because I want to make a
donation part of my property because I have no one who could inherit. I
sold almost all my business with a company to export wood and rubber and
iron and steel industry in Africa where I live now for over 48 years. A
big part of all money raised was paid to different characters humanitarian
associations around the world but especially here in Africa . As for the
rest of the money that amounts to exactly € 2,790,000 currently on a
Personal Account Locked, my last wish would be to make Grant so that you
can invest in your business and especially in humanitarian. I am quite
aware that I intend to do and I think despite the fact that we do not know,
that you will make good use of that sum. I beg you to please accept this
legacy but nothing you ask in return if not always think that doing good
around you, that I could not do during my life.

That said, being reassured by falling on a person and especially Chief of
Good Faith, I ask you to please contact me at: (begrey.1934@gmail.com) as
soon as possible to give you more explanation on the reasons for my actions
and how things .

Warmly.
Mr. Begrey Ivon

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