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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: finanserv authority <finanservauthority@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 13:40:35 +0200
Subject: Great co-operation

FROM MRS SUSAN LEWIS


Date, 2-3-2015.

*STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL/URGENT.*

*Attention, The President, C.E.O.*

Compliments of the day! I am writing to you with much respect and honor to
this letter, which must remain private and confidential. I understand my
proposal will come to you as a surprise since you do not precisely know me
in person, I believe that this proposal will bring mutual benefit for both
of us. Let me use this medium to introduce myself , I am Mrs. Susan Lewis
the wife of Dr Paul Lewis, the former chairman Lace Diamond Mine Free
State Province, South Africa.


My children and I decided to seek a foreign partner to assist us in moving
the sum of *USD$52Million (Fifty Two Million United States Dollars) *abroad
for investment, Therefore, I am asking for your urgent assistance to move
this money to your account in California United States using very
confidential and reliable means in which I will offer you 20% of the total
amount for your kind assistance.

This money is safely kept in Security Storage Company in South Africa
before my husband's death under disguise as precious items and nobody has
any knowledge of what is inside the box, In other words, there is no risk
involved and so do not hesitate to ask questions where necessary, All the
documents covering the deposit of the money with the Security Storage
Company is highly safe, please contact me with email,
lewissusaninvestment@gmail.com to provide you with more detailed
information on how the transfer of this fund can be made to your country
upon acceptance.

Please provide private phone and fax numbers for easy and confidential
communication. I look forward to your earliest reply.*USD$52Million (Fifty
Two Million United States Dollars).*

Best regards & Prosperous New Year 2015.
*MRS Susan Lewis*, for the family,

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