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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: "Miss Favour Deck," <favour@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: 5-favour@myway.com
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:50:46 +0200
Subject: My Dearest One,


My Dearest One, How are you over there?. As for me,i am fine here in Daker
Senegal. My name is Miss Favour Deck, from Liberia in west Africa presently
residing in the church camp here in Dakar due to the civil war going on in
my country. My late father Dr Patrick Deck, was the personal advicer to the
former head of state before the rebels attacked my house one early morning
killing my mother and my father. It is only my brother and me that is alive
now and we managed to make our way to near by country Senegal where we are
living now. I would like to know more about you. Your likes and
dislikes,your hobbies and what you are doing presently. I will tell you more
about myself in my next mail. I attach here my picture for you, though i am
not all that photogenic.
What we need to know about loving is no great mystery. We all know what
constitutes loving behavior; we need but act upon it, not continually
question it. Over-analysis often confuses the issue and in the end brings us
no closer to insight. We sometimes become too busy classifying, separating,
and examining, to remember that love is easy. It's we who make it
complicated. Nevertheless,In the church camp were i leaved.my pastor take
good care of me and my brother,most time is the Rev that give me money to
come to internet to look for someone that we help me and my younger
brother.but i pray to god to give him more wisdom,understanding and god
should strencthing him in all his endavore.I m'not looking for a very rich
man,but someone who care take good of a woman and someone who have better
understanding,who can bring a home togerther as one.i love my younger
brother so much,because before the dead of my late mother.i promise my mum
that am going to take good care of my only brother and nothing will break
us. There is something that my late father left in my possition before died.
2.6 million dollars in a security bank in europe, i promised him that i will
take care of it.ontil i have a man i will spend my life time with.From every
human being there rises a light that reaches straight to heaven. And when
two souls that are destined to be together find each other, their streams of
light flow together, and a single brighter light goes forth from their
united being. Moreover,the man that love me will like my brother the way he
love me.because that is the only happiness that i have now.
It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, but it is the
little differences that make them interesting. you can call me in our church
phone number 221525-87-24 the name of the Rev in godwin,tell him. you what
to speak with Favour.the days we can answer call are,tuesday and friday time
2.pm til 6pm.But before you call me, try and send me mail so that i can go
and wait for your call
i will tell you more in my next mail for your better understanding,i pray
that God should gurd you and give you more blessing.Because the fear of God
is the begining of wisdom.I 'm a good believed,i always pray to God to give
me husband who will take me and my younger brother at off this mess.I have
be passing some hard time all this while,but i thank God that i'm stil
alive.someone need to pass some hard life to know are life is all about.But
i believe that God is going to take me at off this sorrow stress of mind
oneday What about you? tell me little about your self and your family
what you hate in a woman and what you like in a woman?
looking forward to hear from you have a wonderful day.
favour deck


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