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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: "fati zongo" <fatizongo1956@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:47:47 +0000
Subject: FATI

Dear One,
It is my pleasure to acquaint you with this proposalfor the purpose of
investment in your country underyour management. I am MISS FATI ZONGO the
only daughter of late JULLIUS ZONGO from Sierra Leone.
My late father was a gold and diamond merchant based in Freetown,
Sierra-Leone. As a result of the political instability of Sierra-Leone, my
late father packaged USD35,500,000.00, Thirty five million, five hundred
thousand dollars in cash which he deposited in a Security Institution for
security reasons. He declared the deposit as Personal Effects as shown in
the certificate of deposit
in my possession.
I am here seeking for an avenue to transfer this money to a reliable and
trustworthy individual for investment and management purpose.
I am here as a refugee because of the political crisis in my country Sierra
Leone. Please I would offer you 20% of the total sum of USD14.5M for your
assistance.Please I need to transfer this money urgently because delay would
not help at all and I need to relocate based on the political instability in
this sub-region,to enable me continue my education because i was medical
student before the death of my parents.
Your immediate response would be appreciated.
Best regards,

MISS FATI ZONGO.

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