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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: Miss Sonia Annabel <lakshmis40@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Miss Sonia Annabel <miss.soniaannabel01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:58:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: REPLY URGENT


 I am seeking for your assistance

How are you and your Family, i am sorry for bagging into your privacy, i am
Miss. Sonia Anabel 21years old and the only child of my
late parent From Africa, please i am seeking for your assistance in retrieval
and transfer of my inherited fund to your country,(USD$ 18.500.000)
dollars, which my late family deposited in Finance House i will give
you the details in my next mail.
IF YOU CAN BE MY ASSISTANCE,I WILL OFFER YOU 20% TOTAL OF
THE FUND AND I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS
I wait for your reply for more information you might need and to disclose my position and more details about the fund .i may need your information to forward to the Finance House as my new Beneficiary of the fund.

Your Full Name:------------
Your Complete Address:-----
Country:-------------------
Occupation:---------------
Mobile Number:-------------
Age:-----------------------
Sex:-----------------------
Marital Status:------------
Your's Sincerely
Miss Sonia Annabel

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