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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: Miss Sophia sanka <misssophiasanlp@vip.citiz.net>
Reply-To: Miss Sophia sanka <sophia_sanka@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:26:24 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Hello My Dearest








Hello My Dearest !

How are you doing presently,I hope this my mail will reach you in good
condition of health,I will really like to have a good business
relationship with you and I have a special reason why I decided to
contact you because of the urgency of my situation here.My name is
Miss.Sophia Sanka,I am 23years old single girl from Liberia, the
daughter of late Prof.Wilton Gbakolo Sengbe Sankawulo,Sr. who was a
politician and a writer.He died after a brief illness,at ( John F.
Kennedy Medical Center ) on Saturday afternoon, February 21, 2009,and
My lovely Mother and two of my brothers including my only sister died
after the burial Ceremony of my father,as a result of food poison.

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am
receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late
father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of
my beloved Father.Her aim was to kill me.

Meanwhile,I wanted to escape to the Europe but she hide away my
international passport and other valuable traveling documents. Luckily
she did not discover where I kept my Father's File which contains
important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I
am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission
for the Refugee here in Dakar, Republic of Senegal. I wish to contact
you personally for a long term business relationship and investment
assistance in your country.

My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of $7.5 million dollars
in a Finance Firm with my name as the next of kin before his death.
However, I shall forward you with the necessary information of the
deposit,on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the
transfer and investment of the fund in your country. As you will help
me in an investment, and I will like to complete my studies, as I was
in my school before i escaped to this country to safe my life.

It is my intention to compensate you with 20% of the total money for
your services and the balance shall be my investment capital. This is
the reason why I decided to contact you. Please all communications
should be through this email address only for confidential purposes.

As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I
will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I
shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and
willingness to handle this transaction sincerely.

I am staying at the female hostel. awaiting your urgent and positive
response. Please do keep this only to your self,please I plead with
you not to disclose it to any body till I come over to your country,
once the fund has been transferred. I hope my explanation is very
clear but if you need further clarification, then send in your
questions.i will try to send you my picture in my next mail. As I hope
to receive from you soonest.
Thanks
Regards From
Miss.Sophia Sanka !

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