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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: "Tiago De Guerreiro" <thfd027@mail.thfd.gov.tw>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 23:41:12 +0800
Subject: CAN I REALLY COUNT ON YOU?



Dear beloved,

I am contacting you because I have decided to hand over my fund to you so that you will use it to open a charity foundation in my name for the less privilege and orphans in the society. I do not have any child that could inherit this fund and I have been betrayed by my family members, which is the reason why I am contacting you so that you will have possession of the fund. It may sound strange or unbelievable but that is the truth.

The fund is deposited in Ghana during my business trip there in an escrow account. I intend and willing to empower the change of ownership for the transfer of my Deposits to your personal possession for further Investment and Charity Disbursement to the Less Privilege and Homeless as I said. My Name is Sr. Tiago De Guerreiro from Portugal and I have been diagnosed with cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, 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 focused 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 believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.

I really would want to have a Personal and Trustworthy Relationship with you, for you to be able to have total possession of the fund. If anything happen to me, the bank in Ghana may confiscate the fund and declare it abandon because I deposited it with any beneficiary. I will send you the photos of me and my very hopeless and selfish family members, including my wife, who I learn is getting married to my personal friend and attorney who made her to abandon me here at the hospital. Thank you for your due consideration. God be with you and i am waiting for your response.

My contact E-mail: srtiago.g@outlook.com

Yours sincerely

Tiago



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