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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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Fraud email example:

From: Segolene Menard <dennydennyci@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 08:14:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?RnJvbSBNcnMuIFPDqWdvbMOobmUgTcOpbmFyZA==?=




Hello Dear in Christ,

I am Mrs. Ségolène Ménard, a French national born July 19, 1959 and I am under medical supervision for over (3) months since I have a brain tumor. My doctor just informed me that my days are numbered because of my health will increasingly degrading. I have a large sum of money, that I want to make available to you; so you can use it for good will.

If I chose to contact you is because, I wish that this operation is done in utmost discretion without too much publicity because of my previous activities. I wish that you agree to serve legal administrator (beneficiary) and perform an action program by creating a foundation or an NGO to help the elderly and children in difficult circumstances.

My marital status is such that I'm single because I lost my husband for over 10 years now and unfortunately we did not have a child together, I have no one to whom to leave my legacy to, this is the reason while I wanted to donatio n this money to you and your organization. I will be so graceful in order to help the poor; I am donating this sum of TWO MILLION EUROS (€2.000,000) to help you establish a charitable foundation in my memory so that the grace of God be with me to my final resting place for me to receive an honorable place with the Lord our father.

Have no fear, I am contacting you because I prayed for several nights for the Lord Jesus Christ, can give me the contact of a trusted person to whom I could entrust this matter. When I was still working, I was a woman of Business and it allowed me to touch many areas of business, some of which have not been legal. Know that you can keep half this money to yourself and the rest half will be used to create a charitable foundation in my memory and a federation of fight against cancer and also has build orphanages for abandoned children and the poor.

The Bible states that everything in his time and it's time for you to receive e these funds for the works of the eternal. Ask and ye shall receive, seek and you will find, knock and it shall be opened unto you(Matthew 7:7). I will like to have confirmation of your details such as: (Name, address, telephone, Occupation, marital status, age) and know what project you intend to achieve with these funds? I count on your goodwill and especially the proper use of these funds and I am waiting for your urgent respond, to enable me to put you in contact with my bank manager for immediately transfer of this money into your nominated account.

Pending the confirmation message of your approval and your ability to receive these funds, receive the expression of my fraternal greetings.

Fraternally

Mrs. Ségolène Ménard

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