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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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Fraud email example:

From: "SUZANNE OSAOMO" <Susana@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: suzannebayer45@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 15:30:14 +0100
Subject: I need your assistance INVESTMENT...


Dear Sir / Madam.
My name is Suzanne Camara, I know that you will be surprised to receive this message.please consider this message as a request from a family in dire need of help., i'm 23years of age, I got your contact through the Senegal Information exchange {S.I.E} regarding your trustworthiness. My purpose of contacting you is to help me out of my difficult condition in view of my Father death, the insurance company were my father have life insurance as diside to pay me the sum amount of (4.2million USdollar), as my father's money, but i have a little problem they told me to give them the Forign Account to pay the Money because the money will be Approved from there corresponding Bank in EUROP.

I will like you to reply me back as soon as you see this mail so that will can discuss the mondality of the business, i will give you 5% Out of the money and 5% For any alittle expensive that will spend doring the transaction of the money, please as you know i dont have anybody to go me and get forigne Account that is why i contact you please do as God send you, and may God bless you amen.
Best Regard.
Suzanne Camara,


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