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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: Katharine Rafael <kati10@zipmail.com.br>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:52:15 -0200
Subject: From Ms Katharine,


>From Ms Katharine,

Hello Dearest Beloved One, My name is miss Katharine Rafael, please i am seeking for your assistance to help me transfer the sum of ( $12,200,000.00 ) to your bank account for an investment, I inherited this money from my late father, I've been humiliated, harassed, and frustrated by my immediate uncles in their efforts to take over all my late father's wealth, according to our country tradition, whereby if a man dies without a Male Child (Son,) all his properties will be shared among his brothers. This is my uncle’s present altitude towards me that is why I needed your urgent assistance to get this money transferred so that I can come over to your country for a new life am willing to offer you 15% of the total fund as a mode of compensation for your efforts after the transfer. The necessary legal document concerning this fund is with me and i will provide them to you as prove.

My regard's

>From Miss Katharine Rafael

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