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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: Princess Esien <prin_030@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <princess1cecel1ia1esien@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:07:01 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR TRUST



Dearest ,
Good day and Compliments,I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wishof God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless andrewardyou abundantly.My family and I are true Christians and worship's God truthfully. I gotyour contact through Internet during my research on some one who couldhelpus.I am a female student from University of ,lagos. I am28yrsold.I'd like any person who can be caring, loving and home oriented. I willlove to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more aboutyou.I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming ifyoucan be able to help me in this transaction. Well, my fathers diedearliertwo months ago and left my mother I and my junior brother behind. Hewasa king, which our town citizens titled him before his death. I was aPrincessto him and I and my brother are the only people who can take Care ofhiswealth now because my mother is not literate enough to know all myfather'swealth behind.He left up to USD 27, 350, 000.00 dollars (Twenty Seven Million, ThreeHundredand Fifty Thousand US Dollars ) with a security company, and I don'tknowhow and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, sothatmy father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father andourfamily, which they were planning to do without my present because I amafemale as stated by our culture in the town. That is why I felt happywhenI saw your contact which I strongly believe that by the grace of God,youwill help me secure and invest this money. I thereby need your help inbringingthe box containing the money out from the security company, based onyourreply I will furnish you with more details on how we can proceed.I am ready to pay 10% of the total amount to you if you help us insecuringthis money and another 10% interest of Annual Income to you, forhandlingthis business for us, which you will strongly have absolute controlover.If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist meinlifting this und,kindly reach me and I will let you know the next steptotake towards actualizing this transaction as quickly as possible.Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free.I look forward hearing from you soonest through this my emailaddress:princess1esien@yahoo.co.ukso that I can give you more information .Yours sincerely,Princess Cecelia Esien
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