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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 ALICE AGNES DAVID"<aliceagnesd990@yandex.com>
Reply-To: aliceagnesdavid19@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:45:12 -0700
Subject: I am still expecting to here from you,Please reply back

FROM MRS ALICE AGNES DAVID


PLEASE LET ALL YOUR CORRESPONDENCE BE ON MY PERSONAL AND ONLY EMAIL ADDRESS
mrsaliceagnesdavid00012345@yandex.com

Dear Beloved Friend

This business proposal to you is strictly confidential, with due
respect.

Sorry at this perceived confusion or stress may have receiving this
letter from me, Since we have not known ourselves or met previously.
Despite that,I am constrained to write you this letter because of the
urgency of it.By way of self introduction, I am Mrs.Alice Agnes David, the
wife of late Major- Gen.Nelson David , ARMY COMMANDER West African peacekeeping force in Somalia who died in the somalia civil disturbance [War]. My daughter and I is trapped in obnoxious
custom and traditional norms.


We have suffered maltreatment and untold hardship in the hands of my
late husband's family, simply because I did not bear a male child [heir
apparent] for my late husband. By tradition, all that my late husband
had, [wealth] belongs to his brothers/family. And myself is to be
remarried by his immediate younger brother which I
vehemently refused. They have taken all that I suffered with my husband
to acquire including treasures, houses and his bank particular seized
by them.


I wanted to escape to your country with my only child on exile, but
again they conspired and stole my international passport and other
traveling documents to further frustrate me.


Thank God, two weeks ago, I received Key Text Code from a Finance Vaulting Unit IN EUROPE that my late husband deposited $18 Million Usa dollars cash with this Finance Vaulting Unit. It has therefore, become very necessary and urgent to contact someone, a foreigner like you to help me receive/secure these funds overseas in a reliable bank Account (presumably an empty Bank Account, if available) and to help invest it on our behalf as well,while we find a way of getting out to meet with you in your country.

These funds are kept on an "OPEN BENEFICIARY MANDATE"with the Finance Vaulting Unit in EUROPE to avoid detection, seizure or diversion.


I have had several telephone discussions with the Officer incharge of the
Finance Vaulting Unit in EUROPE, who has express willingness to help me on meeting the company's demands.


This is why I have contacted you to help save me and my only child to
receive these funds on our behalf. But, you would need to give me
sufficient assurance that if you help me, you would not divert the funds.
Me and my child have resolved to give you 40% of the total sum and 10%
set aside for any expenses that occure by you will be refunded back
to you. For this is all me and my child have got to live on.


Please, I have reposed my confidence in you and hope you will not
disappoint me. I look forward to your urgent response, including your full
mailling address indicate your private phone / mobile numbers and
also your fax number for easier communication.


Please note that this project is 100% risk free but you must keep it
very secret and confidential with strong assurance that you will not
let me down at all.


NB: The secret codes and the Pin Number for this fund are safely kept
with me which I can give you as soon as you express desire to help
me.


Stay blessed.
MRS ALICE AGNES DAVID


PLEASE LET ALL YOUR CORRESPONDENCE BE ON MY PERSONAL AND ONLY EMAIL ADDRESS
mrsaliceagnesdavid00012345@yandex.com

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