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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: sandra <sandra_d2017@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: sandra <mariasil_vana0511@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 18:42:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please help me for the love of God,


Hello Dear,
 My name is Maria Silvana, and I'm 22 years
old girl my late father,  Mr. Jones Silvana Daniel, who was  mayor of
the town of Cocody in Abidjan in Ivory Coast and close to former President
Laurent Gbagbo,  after the capture of the former  president by the
Rebel loyal to Mr.  Allasane Quatala.

My father took us into exile in Ghana, one year after my father Mr. Tomb a
seriously ill he was admitted to the private clinic in Accra Ghana. Before his
death on 17th February 2012 in this private clinic, he called me on his bed
side in the hospital to inform me that he has  a sum of $ 11 million US
(eleven million dollars USD) in a finance  security company here in
Abidjan, and I am the next of kin to the $11 million USD and he told me that I
should find someone abroad of my  choice who can help me transfer the fund
and help me invest my money  in a good business that can fetch us money.

My father had left some instructions concerning the fund.  The
 director told me that the money was intended to have a foreign
 partner  who will find my father has never mentioned the name of the
 foreign partner to the company he was led to believe that $ 11 million
 was to its associate and foreign partner avoided that his money was
 frozen by the party in power today.

1)Name of the recipient ......,  2) Address .............,   3)
Use  ............,  4 Nationality ..........,   5) Your age
/ sex .........,   6) Your marital status ........,  7) Your
direct phone number.........

Please help me for the love of God,
 Miss Maria Silvana

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