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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: "Mr Christopher de Mabior" <login@subsidy.co.in>
Reply-To: chrismabior@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2016 06:27:05 +0200
Subject: Urgent: Please Read

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
You may be surprise to receive this letter from me since you don't know me personally but please take this mail into consideration because I and my family really needs your assistance. My name is Mr. Christopher John Garang de Mabior, the son of the late Vice president of South Sudan.
My father was a Sudanese politician and leader from 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and following a peace agreement he briefly served as First Vice President of Sudan from July 9, 2005 until his death in a helicopter crash on July 30, 2005 You can also check in some of the international newspapers on web.
Before my father’s death, he moved out the sum of $21.5M (Twenty One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) through diplomatic means, and deposited it with a Security Company in the Republic of Ghana. All that is needed is for you to act as my late father 's overseas partner to claim the consignment from the security company.
The cash was carefully packaged in a trunk box and deposited as Artifacts with the Security Company. The security company based on my instructions will release the fund to you on the fact that you will be presented as our overseas partner who will be fronting for us in area of business you deem profitable.
If you are willing to assist me in this matter, I shall give you 20% of the total sum for your assistance,75% for me and my family to invest in your country and a further 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that we may incurred in the process of this transaction.
I need your full support and co-operation for the success of this transaction. I plead with you to treat this issue confidential and urgent because it is delicate and it demands a great degree of secrecy.
If my proposal interests you and you are serious and willing, you can reach me via email before I can be able to give you my telephone number for phone to phone communication as well.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation while I await your urgent response
 
Chris.
 
 
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