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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: Stefan Kimmel <officialstefancbd@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:22:39 +0000
Subject: Dearest One,Please help me.

Dearest One,Please help me.

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we have not had
previous correspondence, please bear with me.
I would really like to have a good relationship with you, and I have a
special reason why I decided to contact you.
I am Stefanie, an 18 years old from Ghana, the only daughter of Late Mr
Kimmel.
I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am receiving
from my Uncles. They planned to take away
all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected
death of my beloved Parents.
Meanwhile I wanted to escape to anywhere i can have a good life but he
hides away my international passport and
other valuable traveling documents. Luckily he did not discover where I
kept my fathers File which contains
important documents.
So I decided to run to an orphanage camp where I am presently hiding under
Rescue Guest Home Ghana where my late
father deposited some amount of money in a bank. I wish to contact you
personally for a long term business
relationship and investment assistance anywhere in the world.
My late father deposited the sum of US$ 5.5 million (Five million Five
Hundred United state dollars) in one of the
leading banks with my name as the next of kin.
However, I shall forward to you with the necessary documents on
confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the
transfer of the money to your account, and investment of the fund. As you
will help me in an investment, and I will
I like to complete my studies, as I was formerly a medical student, when
the crisis started.
If you are willing to help me with this, kindly get back to me as soon as
possible.
Please do keep this only to yourself please I plead you not to disclose it
till I come over to your country after
the transfer.I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation
of your effort and 5% for any other
expense you made after a successful transfer.

Yours Sincerely
Stefanie Kimmel.

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