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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: Mrs.fance Comfort Bob <mrsfancecomfortbob@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrsfrancecomfortbob@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:05:15 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend.



USE THIS MONEY FOR THE CHURCHES & THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN YOUR COUNTRY.

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you and your family in the name of God, in my search for a reliable and God-fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and pains taking efforts via searching I made on the internet on my bed side.

I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. My name is Mrs. Franca Comfort bob, I'm a 51 years old woman and my Country is Sierra- Leone, I was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai, I was also married with two children.My husband and two children where involved in a plane crash in the Dec, 25th 2003 website.http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
Before this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I care for, I never really cared about other values in life.

But since the loss of my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families, I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless, I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs, only recently I saw on television the colossal loss of properties and livelihood people in Canberra, Australia through fire. I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution on assisting people over there or any part of the world that might still need any financial help, I have kept (US, 7.5 Million) Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars in a long-term deposit in a Finance company in Cotonou Benin Republic West Africa.

Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for Oesophagi Cancer at International Memorial Hospital Cotonou.

I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only few weeks to live, It is my last wish to see this money distributed to victims of the fire outbreak in Australia and other charity organization in the World like I said, I have enclosed for you the Current Photogragh I took below Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit with the help of my Lawyer and distribute it accordingly Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 20% of it to yourself.

Please If you are willing to help, reply as soon as possible, again I will allow you to communicate with the financial company directly upon the receipt of your reply because I want this project to be completed before two to three weeks time before i die according to the Doctor.




Thanks and Remain bless,
Mrs. Franca Comfort Bob.

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