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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: Beatris Lucia Sanz <beatris_sanz2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 13:03:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Details


From Madam Lucia Beatris Sanz

Dear sir,
I humbly wish to get your consent as i explain briefly first the aim of this mail, i pray you wont see my request as an invasion of your privacy.

The aim of my contact is to seek your assistance from you, to secure my funds an amount of Twelve Million Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars, to enable me secure my future and of my only child on its completion.

The funds that i need to secure is my family inheritance for investment purposes left behind by my late husband, i hope that you will respond accordingly.

It was deposited and a directive giving to them, that it will only be released to his his next of kin in company of a foreign partner or friend as at when we deem.

It was on his death bed that he told me all about this, and directed me to seek the help of a reliable foreign partner that will assist me to transfer and secure it. Now this was the reason i contacted you,

1.To act in the capacity of our family foreign partner, and provide informations in your country to receive this funds,
2. To help us to arrive your country after the funds is secured, and completed to do business with you, and for my son to complete his education.

Ten percent of the total fund will be your reward for this help, please mail to me as soon as you receive this mail for more details and explanations from me, to enable us proceed.

Also for easier communication between us during this business include in your next mail your phone number so that we can talk with you during this business, I will wait to hear from you today as i look forward to cordial busniess relationship with you in the near future

Best regards.
Lucia Beatris Sanz ,
+225 01 84 74 86


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