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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: mia vega <miahome0142@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: mia vega <miahome01411@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 14:51:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I need your help!!


 Good Day,

I am mia , 16 years old. I was raised up by a single mother who was a missionary before she died of cancer, my mother was a business woman and she owned a ranch here in the Caribbean. Before her death she bequeathed her properties to me as her only child and daughter, and had instructed her attorney that before the estate will be released to me that I must get to the age of marriage or present my husband or a guardian being a (woman /man) to her bank before they can release the estate worth $6.7 Million United States Dollars to me

Now, I am passing through so many problem due to death of my mother. My uncle refused to pay my tuition fees unless I tell my mother’s attorney to present him as my guardian so that my mother bank will release my inheritance to him. I cannot trust him because he treats me very bad and threatened to kill me several times I have been assaulted and beaten several times by him, he tried to rape me some months ago and threatened that if I tell anybody about what happened that he will make me suffer and that he will make sure I do not get anything from my mother's estate. He is a very evil man, he is always drunk and on drugs and I believe that he can do what he said, I am scared and have been suffering within me. I am deeply troubled and sometimes I want to run away but don't know where to run to, he is the only family I know since the death of my aunt who was my custodian.

Please you have to help me get out of this situation. I have no one to help me here and I am going through a tough period. I saw your data on the net and I was ministered in my heart to contact you to help me out. All I want from you is to stand as my guardian so that my mother’s attorney will present you to her bank to enable them release my inheritance.

Please help me, I am waiting for your reply
God bless you and have a nice day

Best regards
Mia

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