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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: Barbara Sally Datel <juvst44@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barbarassally52@webmail.co.za>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:38:38 +0000
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?From_Mrs_B?= =?windows-1256?Q?arbara_Sal?=
=?windows-1256?Q?ly_Datel_-?= =?windows-1256?Q?_Hello...=FE?=

Hello my beloved, I am Barbara Sally Datel, from Republic of South Africa. I am legally married to Mr. Asim Munir Adamu, an Indian citizen by birth; we meet at university before I moved to Brazil with my husband. By the grace of God, I am a new Christian convert, suffering from long time invasive cancer of the breast at the moment which is taken control of my two breasts. All indication from my doctor that my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldn’t live more than two months, according to my doctors and in all indication regards to medical analysis. This is because the cancer disease has gotten to a very bad stage that no hope for me to be a living person again. My dear husband was involved in a plane crash, it was June 1, 2009, and this was Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, read more about the crash
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1282367/Air-France-crash-The-truth-disaster-killed-228-people.html
During the period of our married life, we only had one child, my late husband worked as a Contractor for ELF Petroleum in Brazil and was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited some part of his business and money in the bank amounting to $30.5Million (United States Dollars) currently deposited in Johannesburg The doctors has advised me that I may not live for more than one months and 2 weeks and warn me to decease from thinking over who is going to inherit me, today I have decided to contact you to be my next of kin, because right now am in the hospital in London-England for the final check up with the specialist.
I am offering you 20% of the principal sum that amounts to US$6,100.000.00 (Six million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) and 5% will be for any expenses that both of us may incur in this matter. And another 5% will go for Motherless babes home very important. However, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with me that you will not elope with my fund and you will take care of my only son who is 8yrs old. Please note that I adopted this boy years back because I could not get any child from my womb, please you will train him until he graduates from University level and the Investment of the funds will be a joint partnership with him so that he will not suffer in Life if he grow up if you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email with suggestion.
Could you imagine my late Husband family in India seized all the properties and landed properties, that is why my Son, Ishmael and I came to South Africa for this $30.5Million (United States Dollars) which was meant to buy farm Agriculture machinery where my late Husband wants to invest in mechanized farming in Southern Africa before HE DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH on June 1, 2009. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
If you want to speak with my Banker that promise to help me move this fund out to any account, that is fine and okay by me then she will explain to you the arrangement.
I wait for your urgent replyBarbara Sally Datel,My Tell #: +447700094151

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