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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: Rita <ubs.office69@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fileoiloffice@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:41:36 +0000
Subject: ATTN

Hello,

My name is Rita Taylor, from Liberia. I am 19 years old an orphan. I was
adopted at the age of one year and nine months by my beloved father, late
captain John Taylor. A loving and caring father may his soul rest in peace.
He died on the 2nd of September, 2013 due to a heart problem (cancer of the
heart).

Before the death of my father, he was a senior captain at Princess Kayla
Shipping Company; he was a wealthy and well known man. His presence will
never depart from my heart. Before his death, he wrote a WILL, and WILLED
everything he had to me, which I never knew until 1st of March, 2014 when
his honest and gentle barrister called for a family meeting to read his
WILL. After reading the will, that was the moment I discovered he willed
everything to me and that was the moment I knew that I am an orphan for the
past 19 years, that was the moment my problem started from the people I
called my aunty and my uncle. The took everything from me, both the house,
his estates and companies I have nothing to do than to accept it because
nowhere to go, no brother, no sister, no uncle.

Until 2nd of April, 2014 around 7am, his barrister, Barrister Tony Addo
called me and gave an envelope. To my surprise when I opened it I saw a
deposit certificate of 2 million US dollars that my late father deposited
for my future up keeping. I was filled with tears, I went to his grave, I
cried and weep for him to come out but all in vain. My uncle saw me and
asked me what was going on, I tried to hide the envelope from him but he
forced me and took it. Later he gave it to me with one condition that he
will make love with me which I refuse because I cannot break my virginity
with a man I call my uncle. He tried to take the envelope from me but I ran
away with the envelope to a refugee camp, where I am now.

I called the bank with the Barrister whom is like a father to me too, they
advised me to stay in the refugee camp not to come back home because my
uncle and family member's are looking for me to take the certificate from
me and catch the money because my father did it without an original
certificate nobody can get access to the fund. The security man I met in
the camp advise me to look for a foreign beneficiary who can help me
transfer the fund for me to leave Ghana.
I called the bank manager which he advised me too with the barrister that
whenever I get a foreign beneficiary I trust and that will take me as his
daughter they will assist to transfer the fund.

Please all I need from you
Your full name
Your Address
Contact number
Your ID

Please take me as your daughter and I promise you will never regret having
me as your daughter. Thanks and God bless you.Please i don't have personal
computer i use the security man computer to send this message to you.
please send reply me on my email as below: officefileaa20@yahoo.com


Yours sincerely
Daughter
Rita

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