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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_00@terra.com.mx
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 20:50:49 +0200
Subject: hello from nenita,

Attn:

My name is Madam Nenita Villaran, A complete citizen of Philippines, widow
to the late former minister of finance in Philippine who was a victim of
the terrorist attack against the against the country by the Abu sayyaf movement
in the southern luxury beach region on the 11th April 2002 that rendered
many people of different nationals dead.

I inherited a total sum of 12 million dollars from my late husband, This
money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security
and finance company in Cote d' ivoire under a secret arrangement as a family
treasure.

This means that the security company does not know the content of this
box that was shipped from the Philippine to Cote d' ivoire under a diplomatic
coverage. My main purpose of sending your this mail is because of the way
I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give this priority of shipping this
box of money to any address that you think is very secure and safe in your
country with your percentage of which we shall chat on soon.

There is need for urgent action because the consignment is accruing charges
per day as demurrage to the security company for safekeeping couple with
the resent attempt of coup plot last july that has distracted attention
of the government and the security delegates on me.

This is the contact of the company in Cote d' ivoire for you to call them
and give them your address for the immediate shipment of the box today."
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 the co-operation as I look forward to your urgent
response .

Best Regard

Madam Nenita Villaran

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