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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: sister alisaandson <sisteralisaandson_11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sisteralisaandson2ky@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 01:40:46 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS FROM ALISA AND SON



Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mrs Alisa Donna from sierre-loene writing you from Cotonou, I beleive by God's grace I got your contact in confidence After asking for God's directions,Despart I never disclose why I needed your contact to any body. I wish to know if you can assist us in by removing and handling both our fund of FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS)US.$5.500.000.00.and investPresently in your land of business,the fund and gold is still in the Security Company,where my late husband deposited it for safe keeping and my husband never disclosed the content to the Security Company, he only decleard it as "personal/family treasure"because he donot want the company to know the content of the box's. Since you are involved in associated business in your country, I and my son will love if we will invest our fund in your business and you help us look for a buyer of gold over there, because we do not know any body overseas,and we don' t want to do anything here in Africa. I and my son are in need of a God fearing person who will assist us very well in this fund that we are about to invest overseas, where we will invest it properly with the person's advice.Actually I do not want involvement of any West African because of our safty,they killed my husband becouse of his money.If you can assist us receive this fund, kindly send to me your phone number with fax,and your full name and address for us to get you approved as our beneficiary,because we want to finalize this in five or six days from today. Please let me know if you are interested to assist us so that I will send to you phone number of my son for you to call him and discuss on the percentage we will offer you also send you the aggreement which my late husband deposited the consignment with. Hope toreceive your reply today. In Romans 8:22 says "And God causes all things to work together for good for those who love the Lord and is called according to his purpose, I know and believe God works in many ways, He is our Great Healer, we will not loose heart in any situation that one found her self, therefore we will continue to let him know what the desire of our heart and He will grant thedesire of our heart. reply to our privete email Yours faithfully, From sister alisa dona.

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