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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: "Mrs. Soumaila Nina." <soumailan@pop3.ru>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:02:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Kindly respond to this.


Dear Friend,
My Name is Mrs. Soumaila Nina  from Syria. I know this message will be a pleasant surprise to you.
Firstly, I am married to Mr.Fara Wachiri.A gold merchant who owns a small gold Mine in Burkina Faso. He died of Cardiovascular Disease before the uprising in Syria began in mid-March 2011. During his life time he deposited the sum of (seventeen point two Million Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in West Africa. The deposited money was from the sale of the shares, death benefits payment and entitlements of my deceased husband by his company.
At the time of his illness, I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and presently i am partially suffering from a stroke illness which has become almost impossible for me to move around. My doctor confided in me that i have less chance to live. Having known my health condition, I decided to contact you to claim the fund and act as an executor of the estate since none of my husband’s relation or mine are alive. They were killed during the war in my country Syria.
You will take 40 % Percent of the total money and 60% percent will go to charity and the orphanage homes. If this money remain unclaimed after my death, the bank executives or the government will take the money as unclaimed fund and maybe Use it for selfish and worthless ventures.
Kindly respond to this offer to enable me give you more details on how we can proceed with the transfer.
Yours hopefully,Mrs. Soumaila Nina.

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