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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: annadonnamadam <madamanna20@yahoo.co.kr>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:54:50 +0900 (KST)
Subject: From Mrs Anna Donna


Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I am Mrs Anna Donna from serrie-loene writing you from Cotonou Republic of Benin, I beleive by God grace I got your contact in confidence After asking for God directions,Despart I never disclose why I needed your contact to any body.
I wish to know if you can assist us in by removing and handling both our fund of(US.$28.500,Million Dollars) and invest Presently in your land of business,the fund and gold is still in the Trust Security Company.
 
Where my late husband deposited it for safe keeping and my husband never disclose the content to the Trust Security company,he only declear it as"family treasure,becouse he do not want the Security company to know  the content of are consignment.
Since you are involved in assiciated business in your country, I and my son will love if we will invest our fund in your business and you help us look for A buyer of gold over there, becouse we do not know any body in Eruope,and we don' t want to do anything here in Africa.
 
I and my son is in need of a God fearing person who will assist us very wall in this fund that we are about to invest in Eruope our in your city where we will invest it properly with the person's advice.
 
Actually I do not want involovement of any African because of our safty, they killed my husband just becouse of his money.If you can assist us receive this fund, kindly send to me your phone number with fax,and your full name and address for us to get you approved as our eneficiary,because we want to finalise this in five or six day from today.
 
Please let me know if you are interested to assist us so that I will send to you phone number of my son Micheal Donna for you to call him and discuss on the persentage we will offer you also send you the aggreement document which my late husband deposited the consignment with the Security Company,for our both trust and confidence in are family. Hope to receive your reply today.Please reply to are privacy email at(mrs.anna24@yahoo.ca)
 
Yours faithfully,
From Mrs Anna Donna.




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