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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: nenita_villa40@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:43:16 +0100
Subject: FROM NENITA


gooday friend,

I am Mrs Villaran Nenita from Philippines, widow to the late former minister
of finance in Philippine who died on 15th of May 2002. I inherited a total
sum of $21.5 Million American dollars from my late husband, the money was
concealed in a metallic trunk box and was deposited with a security and
finance company in Abidjan Cote D?Ivoire, that was because I needed a maximum
security/safety of my consignment and no body nor government organization
can trace the where about of the money until I am ready and prepare to claim
it. but the Secuerity company didn't know the real content of the box, because
it was deposited as a family valuables.

My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the way I found you
and perhaps trustworthy to give you this priority of shipping the box of
money to any address that you think is very secure and save in your country
for onward lodgement your account for the purpose of future investment with
your percentage of which we shall chat on soon.

I will send you the Authorization Certificate to call them in my next mail
which is the Certificate of deposit that they gave me on the very day when
the box of money was deposited under their company.

I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as I look forward to hear
from you soon. Address your response to my Private email address (nenita_vill25@yahoo.com)
for quick conclusion of this business.

All the best,

Madam Villaran Nenita



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