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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: "MRS HELEN OBANNA" <helenobanna@gmail.com>
Reply-To: helenoba@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:28:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I presume this letter will come to you as a suprise, but as things
unfold,we will know each

other better and how I got your contact. I am MRS.HELEN OBANNA, the wife
of the Managing

Director and Chief Executive, one of the leading oil company. I am very
sure that you will

be of a goodassistance after carefully reading my letter. For many years
of marriage between

me and my husband, I have not given birth to a male child,and thishas
really troubled my

husband.

This is as a result of so much respect attached to local Tradition Culture
and Custom in

there community. And now my husband is dead in a GhastlyAuto Crash, In
short to be sincere

and honest with you,with the present situation of things now, I am being
treaten daily by my

husband family toget me out from the house. Before the sudden death of my
beloved

husband,and father of my Two daughters, my late husband intended
toestablish a business in

the united states of America and London with the sum of$18.5 million
united states dollars,

but unfortunately he diedbefore this proposed venture.

Following his death, his family members insisted that I am not entitled
to his property

(Assets and money) since I
am a woman and my offspring's all girls as I don't have a male child for
my husband.

Well,according to some barbaric traditional laws here in (Africa)which
doesn't permit a

woman to inherit a man's property, as they are expected by tradition to
take over the

management of his business andother properties including myself who
automatically becomes a

wife to one of his immediate brothers.
Unfortunately to this wicked family members, the $18.5million united
states dollars which my

late husband intended to use in establishing abusiness in the United
States or london was

deposited in a security company unknown to his family. I and the lawyer
are the only one

aware ofthis money.

As soon as I get your positive response, I shall provide you with all the
necessary detail

for this transfer. However, I have decided
to give you 30% of the total money as a reward for your sincere assistance
and the rest

balance of the money will be for my
investment while 5% of the money will be mapped aside for local and
international expenses

as I will want to keep aglow my late husbands dreamof investing in real
estate or any

lucrative business that you may want us to invest the money into in your
country. Please i

need your urgentassistance because my husband family are trying to take
all which i and my

husbnad has laboured for and throw me out of the house,please don't
letthis happen to me,

come and save me out of this truouble and i will be forever be greatful to
you. To be

sincere and honest with you,this moneyis never connected with drugs,money
laundry,firearms

and looting,which I beleive might put fears in you and consequently
withdrawing your help

forsecurity reasons. To be able to help me, kindly send your personal
details including your

contact information for easy communication.
Thanking you for your anticipated response.

Plesae send your reply to my private email address:helenoba@gmail.com

MRS HELEN OBANNA


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