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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: MS Grad <miss.selagrad@gmail.com>
Reply-To: MS Grad <misgrad01@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 08:46:55 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re:HELLO GOOD DAY


Hello My Good Friend,

How are you doing today, Hope you are in perfect condition? Please i apologies with you to exercise a little patience and

read through my letter i am contacting you for obvious reason and good important business. My Name is Miss sela Grad,
 
25 Years old Girl Originated from Southern Sudan.I really want to have a good relationship with you i feel quite safe dealing

with you in this important business, i know my letter may come to you as a surprise because we have never meet for the

first  time, but due to unsolicited nature of this important business here i decided to contact you for help, My late

father was the Formal Deputy General Manager with CNPC Oil Company at Khartoum refinery in Southern Sudan and was killed

along side with my beloved mother during the last crisis in my country, and  after the death of my beloved father my wicked

step mother team together with my uncles and sold everything that my late father had and share the money within themselves,

but for God so kind one faithful morning i was cleaning my late father’s bedroom and i found some important documents which

my late father use to deposit a sum of Eighth Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($8.500,000) in (Ecobank)

Ouagadougou Burkina Faso West Africa with my name, right now i am in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso to withdraw the money so that

i can start a better life and take care of myself.

But the Branch manager whom i met in person here have confirmed to me that the money is there and that i am the next of

kin, but the only thing he told me is that my status here in Burkina Faso cannot allow me clam this money as a refugee, but

he advice me to look for a honest and reliable person that will represent me as my trustee so that their bank will release

the money to me,Actually in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me withdraw these money and invest it

over to his Country  i have chosen to contact you after my prayers and i believe you will not try to cheat me but rather

take me as your own people.

Though you may wonder why i am so soon giving in to you without seeing you, well i will say that my instincts still tells

me that you could be true to me, Briefly, I will like to disclose much to you if you will help me relocate to your country

with the substance that i inherited from my parent which i will like to invest in your country into any lucrative business

venture which you are to advise and execute seeing i have no business experience for now.However, I shall forward to you

the necessary deposit information and the Bank account information on confirming your acceptance to assist me for the

transfer and investment of the fund, as you manage the money in any investment, and i will like to complete my studies

which is the most important thing to me as i was in my fist year in the university, when the crisis started and it is my

intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital investment.

Honestly this is the reason why i decided to contact you please all communications should be through this email address

only for confidential purposes. As soon as i receive your positive response showing your interest i will put things into

action, in the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle

this transaction. Awaiting your urgent and positive response, Please do keep this only to yourself, i beg you not to

disclose it till i come over because of enemies, i will send you my picture in my next email, with due respect, i am

pleading that you help me, i am giving all this detailed information with every transparency believing that you will have a

clear picture of the base of help i need from you.

I hope to hear from you soon, May truth and love be the guiding word in my refuge,

Regard Love

Miss sela Grad

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