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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: Hajia Turai Yar'Adua <ginomassari@rogers.com>
Reply-To: t.yar39adua@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 09:14:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE KEEP AS SECRET OKAY






Hello Dear!

 

I am the wife of the present democratic president of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria,  Hajia Turai Yar'Adua, I got your
contact from one of my husband’s personal directory underlined therein as one of
the foreigner organization he wanted to enter into partnership with before his
sickness, therefore I am encouraged and confidence to make this contact to you
directly as you may be aware that my husband has been in comer for more than 4
months now,

 

I meet with my family members last Night to discussed
about one of the important issue facing the family right now and we agreed to
contact you with this particular issue on trust having in our minds that my
husband who always make right choices in his endeavors may have observe useful
purpose in working with you,

 

Please kindly give us your best attention and assistance
on this issue, I discovered Forty Million US Dollars deposit slip from one of my
husband's private briefcase and I made inquiries about the reason for the
deposit and found out that it was part of the money he budgeted for charity
organizations,

 
Now the way thing are going, the present acting president
in the country is acting very funny, trying to locate unreasonably, I therefore
agreed with my family members to contact you and solicit your assistance to move
the boxes of money out of the security company to your country for investment in
your organization,
 
I have arrange to move the boxes unopen through a
diplomatic means to your country, since I still act as the first lady of the
country with immunity, therefore making it easier for me to instruct one of the
presidential diplomat to deliver boxes to you at your doorstep through due
process,
 
I am waiting for your response for more detail
arrangement, and copy of my international passport would be send to you for
perusal okay
 
PLEASE KEEP AS SECRET OKAY,
 
PLEASE GO
THROUGH:(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6187249.stm)
 
Hajia Turai Yar'Adua


Email:(t.yar39adua@yahoo.com)

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