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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: Peace Laboso <peacelaboso@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Peace Laboso <peacelaboso01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:16:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello


Good day my beloved one, I am
writing you these massage to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. I am by
name Peace Lorna a 23 years old girl from Kenya, My Mother was Late Miss Lorna
Laboso the former Kenyan Assistant Minister of Home and affairs who was among
the plan that crash in a remote area of Kalong’s western Kenya. The plane
crashed occurred on Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.
 
After the burial ceremony of
my mother my stepmother and my uncles conspired and sold my mother’s properties
to an Expert rate in Switzerland and shared the money among themselves and left
nothing for me because my father died when I was three years; One faithful
morning, I opened my mother's briefcase and found out a document that my mother
deposited a huge amount of money in Coris bank Burkina Faso with my name as the
next of kin.
 
After then I visit Burkina
Faso to withdraw the money for a better life so that I can take care of myself
and start a new life, on my arrival over there, the Bank Director whom I meet
in person Mr. Batish Zongo told me that my mother left an instruction to the
bank, that the money should be release to me only when I am married or I
present a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas. That is the
reason why I am in search of a honest and reliable person who will help me and
stand as my trustee for the Bank to transfer the money to his bank account.
 
I will like you to help me to
relocate to your country because my stepmother has threatened to assassinate me
once she knows my were about. The amount is($9.4 USD nine point four million
United State Dollars, I have confirmed from the bank in Burkina Faso, You will
also help me to put the money in a more profitable business venture in your
Country.
However, you will help me by
recommending a nice University in your country so I can complete my studies. It
will be my pleasure to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your
services and the balance shall be my capital, with your kind idea for me to
invest under your control over there in your country.
 
As soon as I receive your
positive response showing your interest I will put things in order
immediately.I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability
willingness to handle this transaction trustfully and sincerely. I thank God
Today that I am out from my country (KENYA) right now In (Burkina Faso) where
my mother deposited the money with my name as the next of kin, and I have
confirmed from the bank with the Documents I have at hand which I will be
sending to you after receiving a good respond from you, I will also be sending
to you my picture's in my next mail, thanks and have a nice day.
 Sincerely yours Peace Lorna Laboso

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