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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: Anita sari <anitababy4usi@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 13:33:43 +0100
Subject: hope this email finds you in good health.


hi dear,
May this season brings you the long lasting Happiness and Success.
hope this email finds you in good health. My name is Anita
Anthony 23 years old female, I am from Liberia Republic. My parents
died on 17th June 2014 as a result of Ebola virus Epidemic disease in
the capital of Liberia Monrovia city. My late father Dr. Anthony Dabi
who was a highly reputable farmer that owned (a gold merchant) who
operated in the capital City of Liberia during his days. Before the
sudden death of my father in a hospital, he called me secretly to his
bed side and told me that he deposited the sum of $2,870,000.00 In The
Royal Bank. He told me that he used my name as the next of kin to the
deposit. My father told me to look for a foreign partner in a country of
my choice where I will transfer the money and use it for investment
purposes for the betterment of my future. My father told me that I
should not let any of our relative to know about this money because of
their wickedness. That is why i have contacted you to partner with me to
transfer this money into your position, so that i will come to meet you
in your country after the bank transfer the money into your account. I
am the only survival of my late parents, i have no brother nor sister
at present, all our relatives ran away to different countries because
of the Ebola epidemic disease.

I was so lucky enough to
escaped this epidemic disease in our country Liberia because, i was in
boarding school studying in Benin Republic when the incident occurred,
it was through phone calls that i heard of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia
before i traveled back to Liberia with Ebola protection to see my
parents. I am back to Benin Republic now and i am staying with a
Missionary sister in The Fountain Of Life missionaries home care
Cotonou, Benin Republic, my condition now is not good because i don't
have anybody to help me, if you feel like to assist me ,then you mail me
back, so that I will forward you my photos and Introduce myself to you
more, So from there we will get to know each other very well. however i
want you to bear in mind that there is only one happiness in life, to
love and be loved. i really need your help to get this money
transferred under your care so that i will relocate from here to your
country. I will present you to the bank as my Foreign partner and
instruct them to transfer the money into your account to enable me come
over to your country and plan my life with you because i am still very
young to handle such huge amount of money, so i need your help you will
also help me to invest the money in a very good business in your
country, i will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible. Email anitababy4usi@hotmail.com
Your lovely Anita

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