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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: "Mr steven" <stevedoor_leonard1z@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: francis_onwoshi1@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:56:00 +0200
Subject:


Good day sir;
Iam mr steven am a nigerian and risiding in senegal dakar;sir i'm realy in a danger of conditional helpless and am seeking to whom my problem might touched;actually i got into a victim of an a poor family!definitely is uncompromised to my expectation;therefor every thing i'm doing now is base on God williness sir to my condition today seems to me as hoplesness due to my father_MR GABRIEL UNOKEH)who was at his ealier age strike down during the civil war betwen nigeria&biafra it happen that after the war ended all his properties were wiped away and destroyed.
Sir it's some thing unbelievable that since the date of of the caterstrofy my father was totaly in a victim of feeding despite that my father was an a rich man that is well known in few parth of the world but my father is begging people for feeding today ,compare not to my seminer schooling so far which i bein surfering to finish my course but i could not make it alone.
Sir if my condition will touched you all am asking for is your assistant that i may finish my seminary school now that i have no body to assist me due to the condition of my father's properties that was damaged during the civil war.
Please sir;count it a big blessing that your help to me will never gone unrewarded;i believe that my God will surely move your occupation and promote any thing of your heart desire.
Sir do not question this because i'm working towards salvation of all but to whom gives out his heart to assist me will surely be salked with abordant blessing.
Sir if you are hearing my weeping please do not snob my condition for God so love an a cheerful giver remember that my God will do your expectation more than you expect.sir i'm not demanding for a specific amount but any thing you feel like to help me with please believe and expect your promotion in a diferent ways unsucribed it's the doing try God sir you surely know the am God's servant.
Sir this's to remind you that any come of you to assist me with dout not sir for knows my feelings and i tell you,your heart desire must be fulfiled and i will always remembered you in prayer.Sir if you wish write to me your prayer point to me and watch the greatness of almighty God.Sir if you wish,you can e mail me with this address!francis_onwoshi1@yahoo.com.sir </ym/Compose?To=address!francis_onwoshi1@yahoo.com.sir> i will be expecting your kind assistance reply .
thanks.
from steven Unoke







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