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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: "Lady Monica Na-Waie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iinfo24@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 15:21:51 -0700
Subject: Attn: Sir/Madam,

Attn:  Sir/Madam,
 
 
I am Mrs. Monica Na-Waje, wife of late Gen. Batista Tagme Na-Waie. I am presently living in South Africa with my only son Lopez Na-Waie. My late husband Gen. Batista Tagme Na-Waie was the chief of army staff of Guinea-Bissau whom was killed in a bomb explosion in the Military Headquarters of Guinea-Bissau on 1st of March 2009.I want you to know that my late husband had been buried since the 6th of March 2009 and that is the reason I need your help so that you can act as our family guardian in claiming our family inheritance/money and transfer it to your country for good investments for a period of 12 calendar month.
 
 
US$278 Million worth of cocaine belonging to the late President of my country Joao Bernardo Vieira and his Latin American Drug Cartel that had turned our country to a clear route for smuggling cocaine to Europe. I believe this lead to the attack that killed my husband because he also was the Chief Task Force of anti drug trafficking in my country.
 
 
Moreover, before the death of my husband, he was able to smuggled out the sum of Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar (US$12,500,000.00) to Indonesia and deposited it in a private Security Firm with the intention of using it for life after military service, this money was deposited in a conceal box as family valuables.
 
 
I want you to know that since our arrival here in Indonesia for over a year now we cannot be able to retrieve the funds for investment here due to our family asylum statue (refugee) here in Indonesia, we want you to help us claim this fund here in Indonesia as foreign partner. We have options for you, firstly, you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account in this transaction or we can go into partnership with you for the proper profitable investment in your country which ever the option you want feel free to notify us.
 
 
We will then furnish you with every detail you need to know as soon as
we receive the following information:
1). Your name and address.
2). Your private telephone.
3). A copy of your international passport or drivers license.
 
 
Please reply via this address ( iinfo24@yahoo.com ) ASAP.
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
 
Lady Monica Na-Waie
(For the Family)

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