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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: "Ms. Vicky Damir" <msdvak2220@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Ms. Vicky Damir" <msvickda@sina.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 11:22:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: My offer


Hello Dear, thanks for your attention. My name is Ms. Vicky Damir, am 20 years of age and the only child of my late parents. Dear I pray that my decision to contact you will be given favourable response, I am writing to seek for your partnership and assistance to stand on my behalf to intercede and guard me to retrieve and secured my inheritance funds which I inherited from my late father into your bank account for investments over there in your country.

It was very evident that my father was poisoned to death. In my culture, when a man dies, if he does not have a male child, the brothers share his properties leaving the wife and the daughters empty handed. This is the exact case with me now, as I am only daughter of my late parent. I lost my mother when I was barely a year old and my father refused to re-marry another wife despite all persuasion by friends and relatives, because he felt solely responsible for my mother's death, as he only concentrated on his business that he rarely pays attention to domestic/family affairs.
 
He ensured that I had everything that I wanted. It was as a result of this that he made me the next of kin to the fund he deposit with the bank and stated that in the event of any eventuality, I should have a direct access to the funds only when I am 25 years of age otherwise, I should have a guardian/partner to intercede on my behalf for the release of the funds to me. Unfortunately, he died and I am only 20 years of age currently. that is why I have contact you to stand and intercede on my behalf for bank to release and transfer this fund to your bank account for investments while I locate over there to continue my studies.

Dear this offer might come to you as a surprise since there was no previews correspondence between us, but my contact to you is based on trust and you’re outstanding and I have no doubt about your capacity and goodwill to intercede on my behalf for the releasing of this fund to your bank account. I am willing to offer you 20% and 5% to Orphanage from the total amount once the fund gets into your bank account.

I don’t want people to take over advantage of me that is why I decided to written you for the first place to seek for you’re trustworthy and your concern to stand on my behalf to intercede and retrieve the fund  to your bank account,

I will not hesitate to disclose to you more details about me and this offer once you are ready to signify your interest and your wiliness to stand on my behalf.please endeavour to let me know your decision regards this offer.reply me Asap

Regard
Ms. Vicky Damir

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