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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: Nabakr <ngghanty@yahoo.in>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:17:27 +0530
Subject: I want to response from you

Dearest
I am happy in your reply to my mail,how are doing? I hope you are doing fine ,
It is my pleasure to know you,I have been seeking a way to express my inner mind,but i thank God who by his infinite mercy who has brought us together, my own life is a bit complicated,I am Miss Alicia Wiish, 25 years old girl from Somalia, the daughter of late Mr Aden Yabarow Wiish,my father was the President of the Somali Olympic Committee under the leadership of Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali ,unfortunately my father was brutally and senselessly murdered by suicide bombers on April 4,2012 at the Somalia's National Theater in Mogadishu

I am constrained to contact you due to the what i am facing all this while and the sudden death of my father,having also lost my mother two years ago,the Al-Qaida-linked terrorist group Al-Shabab which claimed responsibility for the bombing that killed my father has vowed to wipe out my family,this has turned my life around for pains and sufferings,I ran out of my country because of this incident and to avoid untimely death,as it is right now i do not have anywhere to go or who to call my relatives, I decided to run to the West African country of Senegal where I am presently seeking political asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Dakar, Republic of Senegal,however I presently stay in a Catholic Orphanage home here in Dakar,Senegal,I do not have my own computer,I write my mails from the office of the Reverend Father here,there is only one computer here and I am only given few minutes to check my mails when the secretary
of the Reverend Father is less busy

You can remember the first time I contacted you,I told you that I have something important I will like to discuss with you,you know up till now I have not told you the thing,well since we have been talking through email I have been trying to make up my mind about you and today after reading your mail,I am convinced that you are a good man,I am convinced that I will be safe with you,I am putting my trust in you and I hope you will not let me down,I hope you will take me as your sister and perhaps your lover and take care of my,I have suffered enough in my little life and all I need is a man to love me and take care of me,now I will tell you the important thing I wanted to discuss with you

My late father of blessed memory deposited the sum of Four Million,Six Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling (4,600,000.00 Pounds) with one of the leading banks in this country Senegal, with my name as the "next of kin", that is part of the reason I came to Senegal,I shall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me receive the fund in your country for further investments on my behalf,as you will help me in an investment, and i will like to complete my studies when I will come over to your country as I was in my first year in the university at the untimely death of my father which made me abandon school and ran away from my country, it is my intention to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your help and the balance will be my investment capital,this is the reason why I decided to contact you,please all communications should be through this email address only for confidential purposes.YOU CAN
VISIT THE WEB SITE OF THE STORY ABOUT MY FATHER http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17608201 ;

As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest, I will put things into action immediately and will educate you more on the way you will assist me receive the money,in the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent response indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely with me,with a little introduction of yourself,

I am staying at the female hostel here in the Catholic Orphanage home,please keep this transaction to your self only,do not disclose it to any one till the fund (money) gets to you in your country which I will also come over once the fund (money) gets to you, I promise you sincerity and honesty over this our transaction and relationship and will always love you forever,you can reach me through this number (+221 780173140 ) It is the phone number of the Reverend Father in charge of the Catholic Orphanage here, by name Reverend Father Charles Anthony, please i will like you to call, when ever you call, tell the Reverend Father that you want to speak with me,i am staying in the female hostel,I do not have a phone of myself but I have already informed him about you and he have accepted for me to be receiving your calls through his phone,he will send for me from the female hostel to come and speak with you,so please do not fail to call me,because I need to
hear your voice too,I expect your honest and earliest reply

I really need your help so that after the transfer of the money,when the money gets to your account in your country you will send me some money to prepare my traveling documents so I can come to be with you in your country,my dear I want you to know that I can come to any place you want me to come to be with you but the problem I have is the means to finance my trip,that is the reason I want us to get this money transferred to your account first and from there you can send me some money for my traveling expenses,I kept this secret to people in the Orphanage here the only person that knows about it is the Reverend Charles because he is like a father to me,the email of the Reverend Father is (revcharlesanthony@yahoo.com),you can also contact him through his email
So in the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and do not tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about it, Remember i am giving you all these information due to the trust i deposed on you, i like honest and understanding people and people of vision,truth and hardworking,

Meanwhile i will like you to call me like i said i have a lot to tell you, have a nice day and think about me, awaiting to hear from you soon,
Your New Friend,
Alicia

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