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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: "Nanda.Bates.Annex" <anne_bates_nanda001@yahoo.co.jp> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 02:44:29 +0600
Subject: Your Sister From The Hospital

Hello, This is Nanda from Trinidad &Tobago. I am writing from the hospital in Cote D'Ivoire, therefore this mail is very urgent as you can see that I am going home.I was told by the doctor that I was poisoned and has got my liver damaged and can only live for some months. I inherited some money ($28.725 Million) from my late father and I cannot think of anybody trying to kill me apart from my step mother in order to inherit the money,she is an Ivorien by nationality. I want you to contact my servant with this information below: Master.Dike.Maranatha.Augustine Address: Rue;6789 De La Princess L/G 152 Cocody Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire. Email :(augustin_maranatha01@yahoo.co.jp) My servant Master.Dike.Maranatha.Augustine will give you the contacts of the security company and Finance Firm where the funds where deposited so that you can be able to contact the Finance Firm immediately and request for the delivery of the consignments trunk Metallic boxes to you over there in your country as my new beneficiary and next of kin.Because i don't know what will happen to me the next hour's as the my doctor proved that he is not sure that i survive up till next two weeks. This is the favour I need when you have gotten the money :- (1) Give 10% of the money to my servant,Master.Dike.Maranatha.Augustine.as he has been there for me through my illness and I have promised to support him in life because we are the people that adopted him from the orphanage home when he was three year's old. I want you to take him along with you to your country and establish him as my son. (2) Give 10% of the money to Charity Organizations and churches and mosque on my name so that my soul may rest in peace. & N\Bs p; Note: This should be a code between you and Master.Dike.Maranatha.Augustine in this transaction "Hospital" any mail from him,without this code "Hospital" is not from my servant Master.Dike.Maranatha.Augustine,or the Finance Firm or myself as I don't know what will happen to me in the next few hours. (2) My servant Master.Dike.Maranatha.Augustine will send you his picture as he has no international passport to be sure of whom you are dealing with. Master.Dike.Maranatha.Augustine is so little therefore guide him.he will also send you the contacts of the security company and Finance Firm where the funds was deposited when I hear from you . And if I don't hear from you in the four day's it will give the room to look for another person. May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish. Pray for me always. Nanda.Bates.Annex Thank you Holy Father

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