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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.Angela Blessing David <swa123don@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <donsws123@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 23:27:16 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Assistance Please

Dear Friend,

My name is Ms.Angela Blessing David, am 25 years old and I am the only child to late

Mr.Robert David a retired military man who served for 35 years before he was killed

here in Ukraine at the war front.Presently I live with my mother here in Ukraine and

their is on going political crises which that I and my mother want to relocate to your

for good and invest until things are settled .We have 6.2 million US dollars that is

deposited at the Union Trust Security Company in Benin Republic by my late father and

he has a lawyer that has all the information about this fund.

We need your help to receive this fund in your custody so that you can sent for us to

relocate to your country and invest the fund with you the reason we need you to

represent us is because we can not be able to meet up with the company requirement due

to our unable to move about from here.

So We need your help to represent us as my father's next of kin to receive this Sum of

6.2 Million US dollars and once you do receive it,you will from part of the fund sent

for me and my mother to move in your country where we can stay and invest the money

together with you.

Please if you are interested kindly let me know by sending me your

name,address,country,your age ,sex and marital statues and your cell phone number.You

will tell me also how much percent that you will like us to give for you to do this

for me and my mother.

Once I hear from you ,I will make arrangement for you to deal with my late father's

lawyer who will assist and advise you on how you can receive the fund in your home

address.Thanks for your understanding

I await your responds

Yours Truly,
Ms.Angela Blessing David

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