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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: Sinnott Mary <sinnott2013mary@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Sinnott Mary <sinnott_mary@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 05:07:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Miss Mary


Dear,

I humbly write to encourage partnership and aid in transfer and investment of my inheritance fund USD $ 4.5M from my late father who died in December mysterious last.

In my culture, when a man dies, if he does not have a male child, the brothers share their property leaving both the wife and daughters empty house including the living this is the exact case with me as I am the only daughter / son of my parents.

That is why I have contacted you to serve as a guardian to me and as my foreign partner for the transfer and investment of the fund overseas my uncles did not know about the funds because they had already taken my father's house and other properties, because I 'ma girl and they said that I did not have rights to any property. They have requested papers from the bank my father, but I told them I do not know where he kept. The younger brother took the house in the village while the houses in town were sold out they shared continue they received from the sale. Now I'm at the hotel and who genuinely want to travel out of my country because of uncertainty and treat my life. This can only happen when I have secured the release and transfer of funds in bank.This why it is important to have a plan for what kind of lucrative business that we can invest the funds.

I had several times had conversations with the director of international remittance unit of the bank where my father deposited funds, and I was sure that once, I have someone who would be willing to receive the funds on my behalf, which will start all processes affect the release and transfer of funds to individual designated account.If you meant your interest to work with me, it would just be really necessary if you contact your bank and ask for the release and transfer of my fund heritage into your nominated account, for investment purposes and me to come to your country to continue my studies.I will be giving you the bank contact information so I hear from you so you go ahead and contact the bank,

Your immediate response will be appreciated. Talk to you more.
greeting

Miss Mary

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