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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: mrstina01@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:40:04 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?REPLY=20=20ME?=

DEAR SIR/ MADAM.
I MRS TINA OKOROMA FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
I AM WRITING TO SEEK YOUR WILLINGNESS AND KINDNESS TO ASSIST ME IN A LEGITIMATE
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TRANSFER.I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE GO THROUGH THIS AND
SYMPATHISE WITH ME.
I AM MRS.TINA OKOROMA WIFE OF LATE TONY OKOROMA,A SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESSMAN WHO WAS MURDERED ON THE 6 DAY OF OCTOBER,2002,BY SOME UNKNOWN
GUNMEN.
I AM SURVIVED WITH TWO CHILDREN(DAUGHTERS)TO THE GLORY OF GOD FOR HIM,DUE
TO OUR AFRICA LOW BELIEVE, ALL HIS FABULOUS WEALTHS AND PROPERTIES WHERE
INHERITED BY HIS CLOSE RELATIVES,SIMPLY BECAUSE I DID NOT BEAR A MALE CHILD
FOR THEIR LATE BROTHER, NOW LEAVING ME AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS IN A REAL DIFFICULT
SITUATION.
AS GOD WILL WANT THINGS EARLY THIS YEAR 2005,ONE OF HIS FAITHFUL LAWYERS
SECRETLY CAME TO ME WITH SOME DOCUMENTS COVERING MY LATE HUSBAND AS THE
BENEFICIARY OF SOME FUNDS AMOUNTING TO THE TUNE OF US$35.350,000.000,(THIRTY-FIVE
MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)WHICH HE
DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN SPAIN.
HE(THE LAWYER) PROMISED TO HELP ME MAKE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND TO TENDER
ALL VALID/LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO THE NEW BENEFICIARY TO ENABLE HIM/HER MAKE
CLAIMS OF THE FUNDS.
PLEASE IF YOU ARE THE GOD SENT TO HELP ME AND MY DAUGHTERS FROM THIS HARDSHIP,I
WILL WANT YOU TO INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP,SO THAT I REFER/ENTRUST
YOU TO THE LAWYER STRAIGHT.
I HAVE SET ASIDE 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND KINDNESS,
WHERE YOU WILL ADVICE ME ON A PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR MY
DAUGHTERS AS THEY ARE THE ONLY HOPE I HAVE IN LIFE.
PLEASE HELP A WIDOW FOR THE MERCIFUL GOD WILL KEEP REWARDING YOU.I WILL
BE PLEASED IF MY REQUEST IS NOT IGNORED.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING ME ,SEND YOUR NAME AND FULL ADDRESS,PHONE/FAX,COUNTRY
OF ORIGIN AND AGE AND ALSO YOUR OCCUPATION.I NEED ALL THESE THINGS ALONG
WITH YOUR REPLY IN ORDER NOT TO DELAY.

BEST REGARD,
MRS.TINA OKOROMA

















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