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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: sandra <sandra_99morgan@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: sandra99morgan@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:45:21 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello My Dearest One,




Hello My Dearest One,

Hopefully my mail will find you in good health condition.
I am sorry for my worry towards you with proposal on my search for serious relationship with you.I registered here my satisfaction in knowing you and i am really delighted for you. I know you would be surprised to read from someone relatively unknown to you before. Really i was impress to communicate to you after reading your profile on web site with believe that it take one a day to meet a God fearing one. Do not get yourself confuse why i am writing you this mail.
It is my pleasure communicating with you for the first time and believing that it will lead to a better relationship between us .

Brief introduction. My name is Miss Sandra Morgan.
I'm single and i never married before, I am 5"7 tall, 21 years old.
I'm a medical student but i have not yet completed my educational career as result of some political and bad government we had which lead to war in my home country.
I am from Rwanda but presently staying in Cote d'Ivoire. under asylum due to this problems and crises that has displace my entire relatives and left my parents to death.
I managed to make my escape only by God's special grace with the help of united nation peacemaking to a nearby country Cote d'Ivoire. where i am leaving currently.

My late beloved father Mr.Tyrese Morgan was a successful business man known as Tyrese's Industrial private Foam & Dunlop company who was killed by rebels during the last crisis in my country respectively my mother name Sheila Harry
Please permit me to inform you my mind, because i have made up my mind to write to you this way. Never be offended for me because i felt to make a good friendship or even more than a friend with you.

Briefly, I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to relocate to your country with the substance that i inherited from my late beloved parents.
I have legal certificate statement of bank deposit of total Five million, Five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($5,500,000)

My late beloved father deposited this sum amount in Finance house legally under my name as the next of kin and all the original legal papers that covering this money is currently with me .

Please, i am honorably soliciting your kind assistance as follows.
1. To provide where this money will be transferred into.
2. To serve as the guardian to my inherited money.
3.To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my
educational career and to procure me a residential permit in your
country which will enable me to relocate.
I wish to live the rest of my life in your position and invest with this money under your care and management if you can help me with your good statue to claim this reasonable amount of money deposited by my late father when he was alive.

I believe with the directives from the God that you are reliable person and will never betray me when this money transfers to your position. As soon as i join you i will further my Education then you will be investing with the money till i finish my schooling Carrier.
I so much believe that distance and color has nothing to do with us.
I have no problems with age difference between.
Hope my ugly life details will not become a barrier in our further communication ?
I pray God to shower his countless blessing upon you as i look forward to hear from you soon .

From Sandra

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