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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: Leanna Ntali <ntalileanne@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: Leanna Ntali <ntalileanne@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 22:49:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: My dear


My dear,

I am introducing myself as Miss. Leanna Ntali, the only Daughter of late Mr. Edward Ntali, I wish to request for your assistance in a financial transaction. And I wish to invest in any lucrative businesses in your country.

I have Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars to invest in your country, and I will require your assistance in helping me stand as my foreign Guardian to receive the fund in your bank account, I will be gladly to give you fifteen percent out of the total sum for your honest assistance for helping me.

Thanks,

Miss. Leanna Ntali.

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