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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Sanni Ali" <sanni_ali_alive@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sanni_mb@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 01:34:12 +0000
Subject: SANNI SANNI SANNI

Please kindly Reply me through my above email addresses
Dear friend,
By way of introduction, I am Mr.Sanni Brozek, I was born in the year 1968,i
live in Deira in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I got your information while
browsing the internet in search of a reliable person/company who will assist
me. My late father was killed by his business associate in 2001,and during
the period I married we had a son which both of them were also killed in
cold blood a year later,I'm now afraid of showing myself out to them
(Business associates including members of my family) as all are trying to
deny and kill me too, This is because after the death of my father, I
inherited all his business and wealth.I was a Gold dealer in Deira "GOLD
SOUK" meaning gold market in Arabic language.

Presently, I am suffering from long time cancer of the brain. From
allindications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious
that I may not live more than six months, because the cancer stage has
gotten to a very Severe stage. Infact, my personal physician told me that
I may not live for more than six months and I am so scared about this. So, I
now decided to divide part of this wealth,by contributing to the well beign
of less privileged people and handicapped in the society of Asian,which is
in my place, America, Europe and African Countries.

This mission, which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recently
relocate from my family house to England where I live presently due to the
presume my family members are giving me as they want toshare the fund within
themselves which i don't want.
I selected you for this Purpose and prayed over it. At first, i did not know
how to put up this request for asistance because I have been recieving
emails from Africa soliciting my help in accomodating huge sums of dollars
for them. I recive an average of 5 letters everyday. I suspect them to be
scam from Africa. I feel I can trust you and I am willing to donate the sum
of $11,300,000.00 Million US Dollars to you for the development of the well
being of handicapped in the society and providing low cost homes/houses for
them and also as aids for the lessprivileged around your country,and I have
mapped out $1,300,000.00 for your own personal use to help me for this work.

Please note that, this fund is currently deposited with a Finance
organisation.I will file an immediate application for the transfer of the
money in your name. Please,do not reply me if you have the intention of
using this fund for personal use,than enhancement of the comfort of the
handicapped, providing for the less previledged ones

Lastly, I want you/your home to be praying for me as regards my entire life
and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth
lately that wealth acquisition with out God, one's life is vanity upon
vanity.
I await your urgent reply.
Remain blessed!
E-mail: sannimilosbrozek@vanity.com or sanni_mb@voila.fr
Sanni Ali milos Brozek


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