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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: Sarah Wake <kouassi20_01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sarah.wake@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:43:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Miss Sarah Wake



Miss Sarah Wake
=A0
Greetings,
=A0
I am Miss Sarah Wake from Sudan. I'm 20 years old, the only daughter of=A0 =
my Late parents Mr & Mrs Manga=A0 Wake. I want to ask for your help.I lost =
my mother at the age of 10 and my father was poisoned to death during his v=
isit to our home town plan by the rebles for not supporting the late V.Pers=
ident John Garang group for a family meeting 8 February 2006.
=A0
Before the death of my late father he told me that he=A0 deposited the sum =
of USD 9.5 Million Dollars,which my name was used as the next of kin . But =
due to the political crisis problem here and the reason behind my parents d=
eath I will not wish to stay here again for now.=20
Papa has 2 three story buildings=A0 and a 3 miles of Cotton=A0 plantation i=
n our village from where he made his money both as as producer and a produc=
e buyer but all has been confiscated by my late uncle who told me that if i=
should ask of my late father's properties=20
again=A0 he will use the african witch craft to render me useless and make =
sure that he will infest me with a disease=A0 which i will never recover in=
life again.I am now staying with=A0 a=A0 Pastor in a village=A0 who happen=
s to asisst me.
=A0
According to our tradition when=A0 a=A0 man is about to give up in his sick=
ness his immidiate brothers are called to be at his bed side=A0 and they us=
sually lock the door until when he gives up the ghost before they can come =
out to annouce=A0 his pass away.It was during this period that uncle Michea=
l breaked his personal cupboard and saw the documents=A0 of the buildings a=
nd the Cotton=A0 plantation farm land certificate.
=A0
Please i am asking for your kind assistance to help=A0 me transfer this fun=
d to your country so that i can join you=A0 to continue my education which =
is very important to me and also you can help me in investingthe fund in a =
good and moving business in your country and stay by my side to give me out=
for marraige to whom i will love and you will give your blessings so as to=
bring out kids to bear my late parents names
=A0
I am willing to offer you a good % . Contact me back if you are interested =
in assisting me,I need your full contact informations (Name,Address and tel=
ephone number) I will give you more details on how to bring fruitful of thi=
s transfer upon your immediate reply.
For now i am in the house of the lord=A0 with prayers and melodies unto Him

Warmest Regards,
Miss Sarah Wake
PLEASE DO KINDLY EMAIL ME HERE=A0 dora.w@hotmail.fr=0A=0A=0A

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