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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: Mrs Nafisat Yamrago <43625734i@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nafisatyamgo@qq.com
Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 23:46:46 +0000
Subject: Dear God's Select,

*Dear God's Select,I want you to read this letter very carefully and i must
apologize for bringing this massage to your box without any formal
introduction due to the urgency confidential of this issue. I am happy to
know you. But Almighty Lord knows you better and know why he directed me to
you at this point.I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes
and great sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs Nafisat Yamrago, and I am
contacting you from my country Tunisia I want to tell you this because I
don't have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to
you, I married to Mr.Yamrago Daisy Brown who worked with Tunisia embassy in
Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the year 2005.We were married
for eleven years without a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted
for only five days. Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 8.5m (Eight Million Five
hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of
Burkina Faso in west Africa Presently this money is still in bank. He made
this money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso
mining.Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of
seven months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my
stroke sickness .Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this
money to take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct herein.I want you to take 40 Percent
of the total money for your personal use While 60% of the money will go to
charity" people in the street and helping the orphanage. I grew up as an
Orphan and I don't have any body as my family member, just to endeavor that
the house of God is maintained. Am doing this so that God will forgive my
sins and accept my soul because these sicknesses have suffered me so
much.As soon a s I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
bank in Burkina Faso and I will also instruct the Bank Manger to issue you
an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of the
money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as
I Stated herein.Always reply to my alternative for security purposes.Hoping
to receive your reply my email:( nafisatyamgo@qq.com
<nafisatyamgo@qq.com> )From Mrs Nafisat Yamrago*

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