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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: Miss Sarah Abraham <nwanyinurse@gmail.com>
Reply-To: misssarahabraham@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 09:22:05 +0100
Subject: Message

Confidential Message
Dearest One,

I am Miss Sarah Abraham, 20 years old, university undergraduate and the
only surviving Child of my late parents Mr and Mrs Gaius Abraham. My father
was a highly reputable business magnet-(a Cocoa Merchant, Diamond and Gold
Dealer) who operated in the capital of West Africa during his days. He
suddenly passed away mysteriously in France during his business trip.

Before his death, He packaged the sum of Seventeen Million, Seven Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars.(USD$17.7M) in Trunk Box "Consignment"
deposited it in a Prime SECURITY COMPANY in Lome Togo for Safety Keeping
because of too much bank stress.

Am seeking your assistance to stand as my late father's foreign business
partner whom He instructed to Claim the Consignment from the SECURITY
COMPANY on my behalf.

Please kindly answer these questions for me.

1. Can you kindly tell me what type of a profitable venture this fund will
use to invest to avoid waste of it.
2). Can you honestly help me as your daughter?
3). Can I completely trust you?
4). What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you
after you have collected this consignment on my behalf?

Please reply me with
Your full Name ..............
Your Phone number...................
Your physical address.....................
Your Profession/Occupation...........
Your International Passport ID......

Yours Sincerely,

Miss Sarah Abraham.

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