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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Sambo" <Mrsdmsambo@writeme.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:09:02 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST.

Dear, 
I am interested in establishing and operating a very viable business as a means of investment abroad. I do not know too well on how this is done in your country, So I will need you to help me in this regard. My preference is any good profit yielding business and I would appreciate any viable ideas you could come up with. I will also need you to help me look for properties like home for sale as I am proposing to invest the sum of Fifty Million United States Dollars ($50,000,000 U.S.D) for this. I do not know if you can and will be of help to me. 
 
For a brief on my personality; I am Mrs.SAMBO DASUKI a wife of a popular Nigerian Politician .My husband was a Col.(Rtd) in Nigerian Army later became  National Security Adviser to The former president Mr.EBELE GOOD-LUCK JONATHAN.
My Husband right now had a problem with the present government of Nigeria under Muhammed Buhari because of the long time enmity during their military era.My husband had been in detention since the new government began.Now,many of our properties were seized including physical cash and Bank accounts.
       
My  Husband who had so many health issues asked me for need to relocate some of  our  fund to another country  possibly from  one investment  to another  very urgent secretly with caution . My reasons for these  proposal is very vital and very urgent because the Nigerian government is still digging every where looking for more of our properties and Cash.I want you  to help me find a very  good home to buy for me and my family  encase we had any chance or opportunity to leave Nigeria through border but for now all family documents where been seized.
 
Please I expect your good and prompt reply so that we can proceed swiftly. If you are interested to help Dasuki's family kindly provide to me your names, country of origin, telephone number.Our attorney shall take over the communication from me once I build that relationship with you. I shall throw more light in my next write up as soon as I hear from you.
 
God bless you
 
Regards,
Mrs. Sambo Dasuki

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