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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: "Leena Steven" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stevenleena@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 20:30:36 -0600
Subject: Miss Leena

Miss.Leena Steven
West Africa
Email-stevenleena@aol.com

Dearest One,
Iam miss Leena Steven the only daughter of late Dr and Mrs Steven from free town in west Africa.
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend in your country.

Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk in other to succeed in life.
I am in position of Nineteen million Five U.S dollars ($19.5M) which my late Father deposited in a
security company in Europe before he was assassinated by unknown persons during the war in Cote d'ivoire.

Now i want to move this money to invest it in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.
I want you to help me claim and retrieve these fund from the Security company where it was deposited as family valuables and transfer it into your personal account in your country for good investment.
As soon as you retrieve this consignment from the security company i will begin arrangements of coming over to your country to further my education and have a new life.

I wait to receive your quick reply.

Leena Steven
Email-stevenleena@aol.com.

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