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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: "Salimah Mustapha I" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ange4kokou@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:24:41 -0400
Subject: Re: Dear Friend Reply Me Now

Dear Friend/
 
My name is Salimah Mustapha I, from Libya, I'm 26 years old 5.11 ft tall, never married before. Presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in Accra Ghana West Africa as a result of the civil war fought in my country Libya by former president Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. I decided to let you know everything about me because i have faith and it was God's leading me to know you after my fasting with offering prayers to him.
 
My late father Dr.Ibrahim Mustapha was a Director of the National Oil Company of Libya before the rebels attacked our house one early morning killed my father and my mother instantly. I was secured by the UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Accra Ghanaian. It was only me that is alive and i was brought here in Ghana by the help of UNHCR Accra Ghana where i am leaving now as a refugee.
 
In this camp we are not allowed to go out, Its just like one staying in the prison and i hope by God's grace i will come out from here soon. I don't have any relatives now whom i can go to all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war,  i am leaving in the women's hostel because the camp have two hostels one for men the other for women. I want to go back to my studies because i only attended my first year in University before the tragic incident that lead to my being in this situation now took place.
 
My dearest, I am telling you about me with love and trust i deposed on you and i believe with God all things are possible, i have faith in you and it was the willing of God that leaded me to know you after my fasting with offering prayers. I am sharing all about me with you in a full confidentiality. My Late father gave me a file of his deposit which i am the next of kin and he told me to hold it until he recovers from his injuries without known that death is already at the corner. It is now five (5) years the rebels attacked our house and killed my mother instantly with other relatives, my father gave up the ghost. I always believe in God and he knows the reason why all this happened this way. Death never give me the opportunity of having to enjoy the comfort of my good family. I believe God will makes everything possible for us to inherit my inherited money successfully for a
future progress.
 
Before my late father died, he deposited the total sum of $11.7 Million Dollars (Eleven Million Seven Hundred Thousand United StatesDollars) with a Bank for me and used me as his next of kin. My Dearest, I kept this secret to people in the camp here, So in the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people here both in my country or my late father's colleagues gets to know about it. Remember i am giving you all this information due to the love and trust i deposed on you. I like honest and understanding people,truthful and a man of vision, trust and hard working.
 
Reply me in my email address    salimah233m@gmail.com
 
Thanks and regards
Salimah Mustapha I

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