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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: "Mrs. Elizabeth" <Elzth.a.j@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Elizabeth" <ezt.d99@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 07:16:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Good day!!



Mrs. Elizabeth Hannes

I'm contacting you based on your good profiles I read and for a good reasons. I am in search
of property to buy in your country as intended to come over to your country for investment.
I find it pleasurable to extend you my partnership in business, however, we haven't meet each
other but, i believe that one has to confide with someone in order to succeed smtimes in life.

My late husband Mrs. Hannes Geoffrey deals on Crude Oil with the Federal Government of Sudan.
He has a personal oil firm in Bentiu Oil zone town and Upper Nile city. What I have experience
physically, I don't wish to experience it again in my life due to the recent civil Ethnic war
cause by our President Mr. Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Mr Riek Machar.

I lost my husband when the rebels were attacking on, i ran away with my little daughter Obet
Hannes Geoffrey. I have been Under United Nation refuge camp in Cote d'ivoire to save my life
and that of my little daughter with the little ceasefire we had, due to the face to face peace
meeting accord cordinated by the US Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry and United Nations in
Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) between our President Mr. Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Mr Riek Machar
to stop war.

I want to solicit for your partnership with trust to invest the $8 million dollars deposited
by my late husband because my life is no longer safe in our coutry, since the rebels are looking
for the families of all the oil business men in the country to kill, saying that they are they
one that is milking the country dry.

I will offer you 25% percent of the total fund for your help while I will partner with you
for the investment in your country. The whole point of this is to open up honest discussion.


I will wait to hear from you so as to give you details.


With love from

Mrs. Elizabeth

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