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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: "Sandra Assi" <assi.sandra5@hanmail.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:16:05 +0900 (KST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?77u/SSBuZWVkIHlvdXIgYXNzaXN0YW5jZQ==?=

I need your assistance

Good day my dearest,
Thank you for your kind attention. My name is Ms. Sandra Assi, I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval. I humbly write to solicit for your partnership and assistance in the transfer and investment of my inheritance funds (US$6,500,000.00) Six million Five hundred thousand U.S dollars from my late father who died mysteriously.

I will like to further introduce myself to you. I am 20 years old and single from Cote d’Ivoire in West Africa. I was studying Medicine in a private University here in my country before the mysterious death of my father. I am the only child of my late parents Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Assi. My father was allegedly matcheted to death by my wicked uncle during their visit to my father's Farm Company due to jealousy and greed. In my culture, when a man dies, if he does not have a male child, the brothers share his property leaving the wife and the daughters empty handed. This is the reason why my wicked uncle killed my father so that he can claim all my late father's assets and properties.

This is the exact case with me as I am the only child of my father. I lost my mother when I was barely a year old and my father refused to re-marry another wife because he felt solely responsible for my mother's death, as he only concentrated on his farm business that he rarely pays attention to domestic/family affairs. After my mother's death. My father ensured that I had everything that I wanted. It was as a result of this that he made me the next of kin to his fund deposit with the bank and stated that in the event of any eventuality, I should be the only one to claim the funds only when I am 25 years of age otherwise, I should present somebody who will stand as my guardian to receive and invest the funds on my behalf. Unfortunately, his mysterious death occured when I am only 20 years of age.

Presently, I am in a hidding for the safety of my life and I have informed the bank Manager where my father deposited the funds about my plans to transfer the funds for an investments in overseas. The bank Manager assured me that once I have someone who would be honest and willing to receive the funds on my behalf for the purpose of investments in overseas, they shall commence all proceedings to effect the release and transfer of the funds into the person's designated account.

Please I want you to assist me receive the fund in your account and also arrange for me to come over to your country to continue my education. I am willing to offer you 30% of the total money as your compensation when the bank will transfer the money to your account. The remaining 70% will be invested by you into a good and profitable business of your choice.

I will like to get your quick response.

Please help me.

sincerely
Sandra



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