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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 Dan" <vera0203@t-online.hu>
Reply-To: orandangorance@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 06:34:17 -0600
Subject: consider & reply




Hello,
Sir/Madam
Please I'M contacting you for personal plight...
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 was the 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, but since my father's death, there has being many
arguments to some matters by his immediate families and of which I am
worried especially in respect to his willing certain amount to me.
Also included were tough arguments to his wooding factory, plots, an
estate and etc.
This problem happens because there were no any other written papers
respecting these other properties as to who should inherit them from the
family.
Please I do need yours assistance because I wanted to relocation in view
of these problems and also to form a joint cooperation with you if that
maybe possible.
I was honoured by my late father who will’s the sum of four million United
state Dollars to me
I have chosen to invest this money elsewhere and maybe with you, please
consider & reply.
Tank & Regards

Oran Dangarance


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