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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: GUYEN SAMI <tommyika1017@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: GUYEN SAMI <samiguyen@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 00:37:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: MADAME GUYEN SAMI:INFORMATION
A votre attention
 Je vous prie de m´excuser pour la surprise que pourrait vous causer mon courriel. Je suis Madame GUYEN SAMI. A la suite d´un malaise au cours duquel je me suis rendue à l´hôpital récemment, mon DOCTEUR m´a fait savoir que souffrais d´un mal pernicieux. Le diagnostic a révélé que je souffrais de cancer, et que je ne vivrai pas plus de huit mois. Mon défunt époux Monsieur GUYEN HOOKS étant décédé il y a deux ans sans que nous ayons d'enfants. Je souhaiterai vous faire don de la somme de 13 MILLIONS D'EUROS si vous me promettez d'utiliser cet argent selon ma volonté.
 *pour la construction des orphelinats
 * la Construction de centre de santé et d'école surtout dans les pays les plus pauvres de la terre.
Lorsque vous aurez accompli tous ses vœux mon âme pourra alors reposer en paix pour me permettre de me racheter un temps soit peu vis à vis de Dieu
 J'espère compter sur votre discrétion
 Présentement je suis installée au Danemark
 Que Dieu vous bénisse
NB: écrivez-moi de tout urgence.
Mme Guyen Sami
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