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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: Twila Laws <salehrajha11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Twila Laws <twilalaws5@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 01:10:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE ACCEPT MY HUMBLE REQUEST


Hello Dear ,
 
Nice to meet you. My name is Twila D Laws from France. l am 29 years old. l really need your assistance. My husband dead two years ago and the family members wants to kill me and my children and seat on the inheritance he left for us with bank here in France l am now in a hiding with my kids and the documents of inheritance is with us. please help us to have this fund transferred to your country and we will fly to join you
 
Attached is my pictures we they beat me up before i run away with my two kids.
 
 
l will be waiting for your reply.
Thanks
Twila Laws.

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