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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: Naomi Andrew <naomiandre23@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Naomi Andrew <andre_naomi05@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 14:09:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?TGFiYSBtYW5hIG3Eq8S8xIEgZGllbmE=?=


Laba mana mīļā diena

Patiesībā es esmu iepazinies ar sevi, es esmu Miss. Naomi Andrew, es esmu vienīgais bērns, kurš bija vēlu Mr Andrew Andrew. Es lūdzu, pirms sazinājāties ar
jums, lūdzu, lai jūs būtu Dievs, es neredzu manu pastu kā neērti, jo mēs nezinām viens otru. Es vēlos lūgt jūsu palīdzību manās pūles, lai nodrošinātu manas mantotās naudas nodošanu investīciju uzņēmumiem, kas atrodas jūsu
aprūpē un Direktīvu, kamēr turpinu izglītību tur savā valstī.

Šeit mani mantojusi 4,5 miljonu ASV dolāru apmērā ar vienu no galvenajiem bankām manā valstī, un es pieprasīšu jūsu palīdzību,
lai saņemtu manas mantotās naudas pārskaitījumu jūsu vietējā kontā nolūkā veikt ieguldījumus, jo tā ir mana vēlme pārcelties Lai jūsu izglītība
turpinātos, kamēr jūs rūpēsieties par naudas ieguldīšanu.

Lūdzu, es esmu bāreņs un man ir vajadzīga jūsu palīdzība, lai mani iedzimtās naudas pārvedu uz jūsu valsti, kā arī jūsu palīdzība, lai mani labā skolā nodrošinātu savā valstī, kur es turpināšu savu izglītību. Katra lieta ir jādara likumīgi.

Lūdzu, es gaidu, lai dzirdi no jums ātrāk, lai es varētu jums nosūtīt manas bildes un sīkāku informāciju.
Ar cieņu,
Naomi

Good day my dear,

In confidence, I have to introduce myself,  I am Miss. Naomi Andrew, I am the only child of late Mr & Mrs. Andrew. I prayed before contacting you, please for God sake do not see my mail as embarrassment as we do not know each other.I wish to request for your assistance in my efforts to procure the transfer of my inherited
money for investment ventures under your care and directive,while I continue my education of there in your country.

I inherited sum of $ 4.5 million here in my name with one of the prime bank in my country and I will require your assistance in receiving the transfer of my inherited money in your local account for investment purposes,as it is my wish to come over to your country to further my education while you take care of the investment of the money.

Please i am an orphan and i need your assistance to transfer my inherited money to your country and also your assistance to secure a nice school for me in your country where I will continue my education. Every thing must be done legally.

Please I am waiting to hear from you soonest so that I can send you my pictures and more details. 
Yours sincerely,
Naomi

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