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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: Mabel Yapo <mabelyapo@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:29:41 +0000
Subject: Greetings From Mrs Mabel Yapo



Strictly for less privileged home from Mrs Mabel Yapo,

Please Reply!!

Dear Respected Friend,

With Due Respect and Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground, however, this is not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to honor against your will.I am Mrs.Mabel Yapo,59
years old with my only son, Master Anthony Jnr Yapo, 15years old.


Please I am contacting you to let you know my desire to establish a
charity foundation in your country with this sum of US$3.5Million
(Three Million five hundred thousand United States dollars) which I
inherited from my late husband (Dr.Anthony Yapo) It is my desire to
see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice in
your country and distributed each year among the charity
organizations, motherless baby's home, mosques, churches, Schools,
supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in
mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate.Also use part
of this money to take care of my only son,Master Anthony Jnr Yapo.

I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless baby's
home and Presently, I'm hospitalized where I am undergoing treatment
for my upcoming breast cancer surgery operation. Please reply as soon
as possible, confirming your acceptance to this proposition so that I
will give you all the relevant information that will authorize the
release and transfer of the fund to you as my duly assigned
representative.

On this note,I contacted you to please come in as my son`s guardian/
appointee of new beneficiary to this funds to enable the bank transfer
the money in your foreign account. The bank has given us requirements
we should forward to them. Please you send us the information below as
requested by the bank officer here.When we receive this information we
will submit it to the bank through my late husband`s Attorney.

1. Your full name:
(2) office or house full address:
(3) Your tel,cel phone numbers:
(4) Your occupation & position:
(5) Your full bank account details where this fund will be transferred
to.(Any type of account):
(6) A copy of Your ID


Thank you in advance for your Consideration and I look forward hearing
from you shortly.

Regards,

Mrs Mabel Yapo


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