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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: "Princess Munachi Esien" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <princessmuna00864@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 04:27:49 -0400
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED

Sir \ Madam,
 
Good day and Compliments, I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly in jesus Name.My family and I are true Christians and worship's God truthfully. I got your contact address from our Christians union office during my research on some one who could help us.Firstly,I must introduce myself My name is Princess Munach Esien I am a female student from University of cotonou, Benin Republic.
I am 26 yrs old. I'd like any person who can becaring,loving and home oriented.I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you.I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction. Well, my father died earlier three months ago and left my mother I and my junior Brother Prince Anthony behind.
He was a Royal king in our community, which our town citizens titled him before his death. I was a princess to him and I and my brother are the only people who can take Care of his wealth now because my mother is not literate enough to know all my father's wealth behind. my father left up to USD36,250,000.00 dollars (Thirty Six Million,Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars) in one of the Finance/Security Company overseas there, and I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.
They have succeeded in taken over all our father properties here, but they do not know of this Fund in Security Firm.That is why I felt happy when I saw your contact which I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me and my brother to secure and invest this money in your company. I thereby needs your help in securing the consignment containing the money out from the Finance/Security Company overseas, for investment,based on your reply I will furnish you with more details on how we can proceed.
We am ready to offer you 40% of the total amount if you help us in securing this money and another 10% interest of Annual Income to you, for handling this business for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over.
I will be grateful if you could disclose your private telephone numbers in your reply for easy communication through my only brother Email address ( tony.tony16@hotmail.com)  and I shall details you the further step to take towards actualizing this transaction as quickly as possible because i have contacted my father Attorney and he told me to be fast in getting a good person to help us. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free.therefore we need you as a partner because you are a neutral party to help us collect this funds from Finance /Security Company and invest them in a good business under your care until i and my junior Brother Prince Anthony finish our school.
 
we look forward hearing from you soonest for more clearifications.
Regards.
Yours sincerely,
Princess Munachi Esien
Email: princessmuna00864@gmail.com

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