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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: OKON AND ELIZABETH <okon_elizabeth@centrum.sk>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:08:22 -0600 (CST)
Subject: HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

FROM OKON AND ELIZABETH

Tel:0022508966711



THIS LETTER MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISED SINCE WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY

PREVIOUS CORESPONDENCE.THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE HELPLESS SITUATION I

FOUND MYSELF INTO. MY NAME IS OKON DANIEL , I AM 19 YEARS OLD BOY ,I GOT

YOUR CONTACT DURING MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE, CAPABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY

PERSON THAT CAN ASSIST ME IN THIS DARKEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE. I LOST MY

FATHER, MOTHER AND TWO SISTERS, IN A CAR CRASH WHEN OUR DRIVER WAS

ABOUT TO DRIVE ACROSS THE RAILWAY WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THE TRAIN WAS

ALREADY AT THAT POINT WITH SPEED. I AM ALIVE WRITING YOU BECAUSE I WAS

FORTUNATE TO BE AT HOME WITH MY YOUNGER SISTER (ELIZABETH) AT THE TIME OF

THE ACCIDENT. I AM WRITING YOU NOW FROM OUR CHURCH WHERE I STAY NOW WITH

THE FAMILY OF OUR CHURCH PASTOR. BEFORE MY FATHER'S SUDDEN DEATH, HE

KEPT THE SUM OF US$6,000,000.00 ( SIX MILLION US DOLLARS) IN BANK

HERE.NOW THAT HE IS LATE AND I AND MY ONLY SISTER LEFT BEHIND. I AM

WRITING YOU TO ASSIST US RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, INVEST

IT IN A PROFITABLE BUSINESS AND RELOCATE US TO JOIN YOU IMMEDIATELY. AS A

RESULT OF INSECURITY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY HERE, I DO NOT WANT TO STAY HERE

ANY LONGER.



I GIVE ALMIGHTY GOD THE GLORY AND THANKS THAT MY FATHER DID NOT DIE

IMMEDIATELY BUT HE DIED AFTER THREE DAYS OF THE ACCIDENT .HE GAVE ME ALL

THIS INFORMATION WHILE HE WAS AT THE HOSPITAL.I WILL BE VERY GLAD IF YOU

CAN ASSIST ME CONTACT THE BANK WHERE MY FATHER DEPOSITED THIS FUNDS ,I AM

READY TO PASS TO YOU ALL THE INFORMATIONS THAT MY FATHER GAVE TO ME ON HOW

TO GET THIS FUNDS OUT FROM THE BANK IMMEDAITELY ONLY IF YOU WILL

PROMISE ME THAT I WILL NOT BE BETRAYED AT THE END, I AM PREPARED TO GIVE

YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE.



I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU .



REGARDS,

OKON AND ELIZABETH.





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