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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: From Mrs Racheal Sankoh <rachealsankoh@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 06:06:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello My Dear,

My Dear,



How are you today,I hope all is well with you and your family?I don't
know why your keep silent to my mail,well I am the wife of late Malawi F
Sankoh from Sierra Leone,mylate husband's work with the Gold and
Diamond Corporation as the Director.really that you don't know me but i
want to invest with you, i need your help to move the Said Funds of my
late husband to your care for investment if you really don't mind, my
late husband keep this money to make up investments before the incident
that leads to hes death.



Really because of the Political Crisis that is going on hear which no
body knows what is going to happen hera tommorow that is why icontacted
you for urgently needed,i will give you more detail as soon as i hear
from you.But if you are not interested please remove my message from
your box do not keep it please.



Yours Faithfully

Waiting to hear from you

Mrs Rachbar Sankoh and my son,



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