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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: Grace Theophilus <aclosson@charter.net>
Reply-To: gracetheophilus1@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 11:08:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: I Need Your Assistance



Hello,

I have $4.7Million USD to urgently transfer out of Liberia and i need
your cooperation due to the present deadly outbreak of Ebola Virus that
is killing people everyday. My name is Grace Theophilus, i am a young
lady of 29years old, i am a Liberian, but schooled Pretoria, South
Africa.
I got your contact as i search online through which i am contacting you,
though i do not really know you, but i pray that my effort to contact
you will be achieved.

My father was a senior staff of CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA (CBL) before he
died. my father died of hearth attack on November 8th 2013. There is a
$4.7Million USD in a safe box in my father`s secret room, the money is
in 100notes of new us dollar throughout, but there is a Central Bank of
Liberia stamp on each notes which indicate it is a reserved money and
there is no way I can spend or transfer this money with the stamp on it
here in Liberia.

There is a man who work in the central bank of Liberia operational room
who agree to help by bringing their mini cleaning machine to wipe out
the stamp on the money to enable me transfer the money bit by bit
through western money union transfer out of Liberia.

For now, i urgently need your cooperation to transfer the money to you
in your country after which i join you in your country to used the money
for investment in your country. you will help me to relocate to your
country for investment after we transfer all the money.

Please reply back to me, tell me about yourself and your possibility of
helping me, i am ready to negotiate a percentage with you.

Reply to: gracetheophilus1@gmail.com

Thanks
Grace Theophilus


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