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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: "Mr LORITA ABAH ADAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <loritaabahadams@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:18:46 -0700
Subject: Re: Good Morning

Hello Dear,

How was your day today?. My Name is LORITA ABAH ADAMS, I am 24 years old single and never married, 5ft 7 inches Tall, 55kg weight, black hair and brown eyes, I am from DAFUR SUDAN in Eastern part of Africa and presently I am residing CATHOLIC ORPHANAGE HOME Dakar Senegal as a result of civil war in my country.

My late father ENGR.ABAH ADAMS, was a very big Business contractor on Crude Oil, Precious Stone {Diamond} and Gold, he travelled from country to country all time for his business, Actually I never know how you will feel if this is too earlier to tell you but just because of the condition of where I'm in Dakar Senegal, as a result of the Civil War that was fought in my country, for that reason I am facing so many difficulties in life at my age, so dear I have to let you know every thing about me.

The on going crisis in my country has taken many lives and render many homeless, my father was shot dead, we now decided to run from my country with my mother, my two brothers and sister, because life is more precious than anything, and nothing will use to repair life if it is taken, all of a sudden we ran into the hands of the rebels and my two brothers were killed along side with my sister and by the intervention of the UNITED NATION PEACE KEEPING FORCE. My mother later died because of the pains of the lost ones.

After the death of my mother, uncle ABDOULKAREEM "my father's half brother started to persecute me over my father's properties which he later snatched from me under treating, So dear by the help of Missionaries and Red Cross Society, i came to Dakar Senegal where i seek Asylum under The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ,in fact the more i explain my self and situation i shed tears when i remember the past, i am the only one remaining in our family now and i am in a very critical situation, staying in the Orphanage Home, is like one being in prison ,but i can't amiss my life because of condition, over my dead body because the way i was brought up by my late parents i am putting all my heart to you, i hope that God will use you to save my soul.

My Dear, the situation here in the Orphanage home is quite unbearable as we are being treated here like animals, they deprive us everything. The materials like food, cloths etc, that the UNITED NATIONS and Cooperate bodies are sending to us are not reaching to us the authorities here are using it to solve their domestic problems. We are not allowed to make calls or send out mails even when we are allowed to so, it will be seriously monitored, saying we might use the avenue to tell the world what we are passing through here. Here is a French nation that is so racist to English speaking nations. i am sick and tired of staying here any longer.

Therefore I wish to share with you in confidence that before the incident took place, there was a certain amount of money, $1.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD), which my late father deposited in one of the leading Bank out of my country which i am the next of kin before he met his untimely death which claim the life of all my family. Meanwhile all my relatives has ran away and they are no where to be found. Moreover, I wanted to facilitate this agreement by myself, but due to my refugee status, I wish to seek for your assistance of a long standing relationship of your help in transferring this my late fathers money into your account in your country pending my arrival to you to start a new life over there, because my condition here is terrible. Perhaps I disclosed this to you alone with love and trust which i confided on you and wish the same from you. More so, I shall give you the Bank contact and other necessary information in my next email if you will only promise me t

GOD BLESSES YOU!
LORITA,

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