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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: Oran Dangorance <skorhaz@t-online.hu>
Reply-To: orandangorance@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:30:01 +0100
Subject: consider & reply




Hello,
Please I'M contacting you for personal plight, something else...
I knew that my mail might be sudden but please consider it with a
deep sense of humility.
I lost my Dad back in the middle of September 2015 I am alone
presently my father was formal leader to our community for some years
before I was born I wasthe only son as my mother was no longer with
my Dad when I was 7 years, due to this separation my Mum Did never
knew my father fortunes and other aspect of father’s life, though, I
lost my Mum on 28th of February 2012.
Unfortunately my father willed some amount of money to me; this money
was still in a bank, of course since my father's death, there has
being heavy arguments to some matters by members of my families and of
which i am really worry especially in respect to a will, my father
wooding factory, plots and an estate.
This problem happens because there was no written will by my late
father respecting these other properties as to whom should inherited
them from the family.
Please I needed yours assistance because I wanted to relocation and
also to form a joint cooperation with you if possible.
I was honored by my late father who will’s four million United state
Dollars to me
I have chosen to invest this money elsewhere and with you, please
consider & reply.
Tank & Regards
Oran Dan

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