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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: helena_lambert <fbkddj221@gmail.com>
Reply-To: helena_lambert13@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 18:51:46 +0000
Subject: My name is Helena Lambert

My name is Helena Lambert

I'm very sorry to bother you with my E-mail.But I want you to
understand that I truely need your assistance to this great offer I'm
offering you from the source of my mind.Before anything I want to use
this opportunity to introduce myself.My name is Helena Lambert I am
19 years old from Haiti ,the daughter of the exiled former
President,Jean Berthran Aristide my Father was the president of my
country before he was forced to exile some years ago. You may have
read or heard so many stories about him and his political history as
wrongfully aired by his assailants who overthrew his government.
I escaped and found myself in this contry calld Lome In Togo I am
residing inside refugee camp in Lome In Togo as i do not have anybody
nor family to take care of me,please if you can adopt me as your Child
or business partner if possible and manage this money for me.

My Father has Four Million five hundred thousand United State dollars
my late father deposited for safe keeping under Finance company,in
Togo, in my name for safe keeping to me. Now at his death, so, I write
to the Finance company where this money was deposited.

I was shocked when the Manager of the Finance company explained to me
that I will not be able to withdraw from the money because am a
refugee,and the Manager of the Finance company told me to seek for
someone that will help me, in the claim as i am a refugee by
status,that is reason why I am contacting you to stand for me and
claim this money on my behalf.I will need your assistance in
thisregard please. I will provide all necessary documentation of my
late father to show the Finance company.

As soon as I hear from you I will send you the Finance company contact
information, so you can contact the Finance company for the payment of
the money in to your Account or through diplomat. Should you be
interested in helping me, please write back to me.

I hope that we shall discuss how you want remunerated when you get
back to me.For my part, I shall be more than willing to part with 35%
of the total sum to you while 10% will be mapped out for any expenses
to receive the money from the Finance company where this was deposited
that is to let you know that you will help me with your honest mind to
enable me get the necessary documents that would back this deal.

Yours Truly,
Miss Helena Lambert

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