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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: Vivian David <vivianhamed1987@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vivian106d@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2019 18:52:10 +0200
Subject: I Need Your Help

Frankly, I know it may sounded very strange to you, because I
contacted you because you are a complete stranger

I am the only child of my parents. During the post-election civil and
political crisis in our country, my parents were killed by heartless
military personnel who supported the president who lost the election
and refuses to resign. Luckily for me, I was at school when this
tragedy occurred in my family. But thank God Almighty because I never
knew I could survive the shock of losing my family almost. My father
deposited in one of the major financial institutions, the sum of eight
million and six hundred thousand dollars

my late father had a written agreement with the financial institution
that I should be 29 years before I could have the fund, or business
partner or guarantor of business. To ensure that money is invested in
a very lucrative. As I write to you, I'm only 19, and life here is so
hard to deal with. There is no chance of me waiting until 29 years
before I go ahead for the claim the fund,

I want you to act as my business partner so that the Fund is launched
to you by request and I could move on to your country and we both have
money invested in a good profitable trading area of your choice so I
am interested in Real estate the business.I promise to give 30% of the
fund.

Thanking you a lot in anticipation of your quick response. I will give
you details in my next mail after receiving your acceptance mail to
help me ,

Yours sincerely
Miss Vivian

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