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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: "Revd. Sis aniela Garsparch" <revd------sisdanie@att.net>
Reply-To: revd-sis-daniela1935@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:27:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Generous Charity Offer



Good Day Beloved,



I am Rev Sister Daniela Garsparch a Missionary Priest in St Peters Catholic Church Yaba Lagos Nigeria born at Sangineto in the Province of Cosenza, Southern Italy, on 3rd May 1934. I studied in Rome and was ordained on 20th of December 1970 at Frascati, near Rome.



I moved over to London in 1971 after spending several months in the parish of Regina Pacis Ostia Lido. Since 1971 I have carried out pastoral work in St. Peter's catholic church here in Yaba Lagos Nigeria concerning myself particularly with assisting Nigerian prisoners, the orphans and the widows.



During numerous trips in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa I have always had the passion for the less privileged and the orphanages, I have visited prisons in numerous countries (beside those in the United Kingdom , but at present I appear to be very sick at the moment and health status my Doctor on my lat visit to the clinic told me the cancer I have been nursing is at a high risk.



I am now of age and very ill as well following the advised from my doctor I am writing you this letter seeking your help in carrying the charity works on my behalf I will be wiling to entrust my inheritance to you with the Platinum hibib bank plc here being the sum of US$7.5, 000.000.00 which was part of my late fathers estate to me as next of kin to you for charity works in line with my missionary project in you country.



The total fund was part of my father inheritance to me as the first daughter the funds were transfered from the Allied banking cooperation Italy since 2009, it was mainly for my charity project for the less privileged, prisoners and the social injustice above all I want the fund used for the charity project,you are to take the sum of one million US$ for your time and devotion while the rest remain mainly for the project.



If you believe from your heart that you can be trusted and demonstrate my wishes when the fund get to your disposal I will want you to contact me personally on my alternative email on this email with the details below to enable me write my WILL (revd-sis-daniela1935@hotmail.com) I shall await to hear from you with the all the details.



{1} Names.....

{2} Address.....

{3} Tel number and Fax.........

(4) Age/Religion



May The Lord Be With You.

Rev Sister Daniela Garsparch .

>From St Peters Catholic church

Yaba Lagos Nigeria

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