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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: gandi <gandi@melsa.co.id>
Reply-To: daborokot@gmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:00:39 -0700
Subject: *****SPAM***** please help



--
Dear Sir/Madam

My Name is Mrs. Dabor Okot I know this will be a surprise to you. Please
consider this message as a request from a family in dares need of your
help. I am the Wife of Mr.Patrick Okot, from Sudan Darfour, My husband
Mr.
Patrick Okot, was the owner of Omar Sea Food Industry in Darfur region
and
a Farm Land in Darfour region and supplier of Central African Countries
with sea food till the Government find out that Darfour region was rich
on
Oil and Mineral Resources which was discovered by an individual Group
called Organization Rebel Movement.

The Government and Rebel Movement are fighting over who will inherit the
Darfur region because of the Oil discovered and Rebel Movement are
killing
all the people in Darfur region to enable them inherit the land, and my
husband was murdered and Sea Food Industry was burnt down.

Before then, my husband had moved (US$2m) Two Million United States
Dollars
to South Africa for establishment of another branch in Southern Africa,
the
Fund was deposited in a private Security & Finance Company in the name
of
my son Mr. Okot Samir as the beneficiary My husband was killed because
of
the Oil discovered in our Farm Land since the murderer's, Rebel Movement
believed that once my husband is killed they will have no challenge in
taking over the Land. Now the Rebel Movement turned against us looking
for
the remaining existing family Of Okot in order to achieve their aim and
objective. We decided to leave Darfur to South Africa.

We have decided to offer you 20% of the total amount, 5% mapped out to
defray all expenses that will be incurred during the process of
concluding
the transaction, while the remaining 75% will be for my family and will
be
invested in your country under your management.
Immediately you receive this E-mail, kindly contact us i am here with my
son Mr.Samir Okot.

Please Contact us on this email: daborokot@gmail.co.za for further
proceedings.

God bless you Abundantly
Yours Truly,
Mrs.Dabor Okot (For the family)

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