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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: "Linda Lagu" <gyoumu@yakuhan.co.jp>
Reply-To: <lndalgu3@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 19:52:26 -0000
Subject: Good Morning.

Good Morning.

Please permit my email. My name is Linda Lagu. I am 16 years old from Republic of South Sudan. I am contacting you to seek for your kind assistance as i want to relocate to your peaceful country for the safety of my life so that i can continue my education under your guardianship. I lost my parent and 3 of my sibling during the hit of the political crisis in my country South Sudan. My parent and 3 of my sibling were victims of the present crisis that is still going on in my country South Sudan. It was a very sad incident and an unbearable lost. May there soul rest in perfect peace.

When my entire family were killed by the rebel group, i was able to escape through road to a refugee mission camp in a neighboring country called Burkina Faso just to safe my own life. Now i want to leave this part of the world to your peaceful country so that i can further my education with the little money my late father had in his bank account. My late father deposited some money totaling three million five hundred thousand dollars in the bank. Because of my age and limited status, i want you to help me stand before the bank as my guardian overseas so that the bank can transfer the money to your safe bank account and after receiving it in your bank account you will use it to secure a college for me so that i can relocate to your peaceful country and further my education while you invest the money in your company.

I came across your contact email address while searching through my late father's international business partners directory for someone who could be of great help to me, who could help me stand before the bank as my guardian overseas with all sincerity and honesty. I saw your contact and i decided to contact you to seek for your kind help. I have succeeded in locating the bank where my late father deposited the money and identified my self properly and also informed the bank about the sad fate my parent had suffered. The bank confirmed the deposit document which i have with me and said that my late father deposited the money in their bank escrow account. I want to present your name to the bank as my guardian and my late father's overseas business partner so that you can receive the money in your bank account on my behalf and after that you will help me to come over to your country.

It is true that i do not know you in person and we have not seen each other before but i pray that you will have it in your heart to assist me with all sincerity and honesty. I plead your understanding so that i can present your name to the bank as my late father's overseas business partner so that the bank can contact you officially for the transfer of the money to your bank account. After receiving the money from the bank you will help me and invest it properly in real estate business and also manage the investment until i am capable.

Please if you can assist me with all sincerity and honesty and also help me to secure a better future in your country then you can send your contact information that the bank can use to contact you so that i can make your name available to the bank as my late father's overseas business partner and guardian that will attest on my behalf for the release of the money. I am willing to give you any amount which you will wish to have after helping me achieve my dream of relocating to your peaceful country with this money. I hope with your adverse experience i can have the money successfully transferred to your peaceful country and i will have a better life to live in your country under your guardianship. Thank you and May God bless you and your family as you help me achieve my dream of relocating to your country to start a new life and further my education under your guardianship.

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