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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: "Mrs. Susan Robert" <sr@mof.gov.la>
Reply-To: rmrssusan@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 06:13:14 -0400
Subject: REPLY

Dear Beloved

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have
not yet met. Firstly, I have to say that I have no intentions of
causing you any pain. My name is Susan Robert, an European merchant.

I have been diagnosed with cancer that was discovered very late due to
lack of caring for my health. It has defied all form of medicine and
right now, I have only about a few months to live according to medical
experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never
really cared for anyone not even myself but my business. Though I am
very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and
only focus on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But
now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than
just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.

I use to say to myself that if God should give me a second chance I
would live differently from how I have lived. I was meditating on my
hospital bed and something told me that God is giving me a second
chance by keeping me alive though doctors said I wont last long. I
know my time is near, thats why I have willed and given most of my
properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members as
well as some few close friends. So far, I have been able to give arms
to a few charity organizations in the U.A.E, London, Sudan, Zimbabwe I
gave donations to the Global Fund for Children, GFC and I met two
people over the internet that have successfully distributed my funds
to charity organizations in their country. Now my health is
deteriorating so badly, I really need you to help me distribute the
last of my fortune. I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do
on earth

You might be wondering why I did not pick my close relatives for this
task, but I once asked members of my family to close one of my
accounts and donate the money there to a charity organization in
Bulgaria. They closed the account but refused to donate the money to
the organization, but instead shared the money among themselves. From
the way they are acting around me, something tells me they want me
dead so they can split my last remaining assets and money. Hence, I do
not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contented with what I
have left for them.

The last of my money which is a huge cash deposit that I have with a
Bank in Nigeria will be put in your care if only you will agree and
are capable of seeing this through. I want you to help me collect this
deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations of your choice and
let them know that it is I, Susan Robert that is making this generous
donation. I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed
where I wait for my time to come. I pray for you to support and assist
me with a good heart. I hope we can build a relationship based on
trust because I want to do this by all means possible before I die.

Email Me On: rmrssusan@gmail.com


But the choice is yours

Be blessed my beloved
Mrs. Susan Robert

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