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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: Angela kinto <angelakin222@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2022 22:37:50 +0200
Subject: PLEASE THE LETTER AND GET BACK TO ME

With respect and humble submission, I beg to state the following few lines
for
your kind consideration, I hope you will spare some of your valuable
minutes to
read the following appeal with sympathetic mind. I must confess that it is
with
great hope that I write to you this mail, which I know and believe by faith
that
it must surely find you in good condition of health. My name is Angela Kinto
, I am 23 years old.

I'm from Liberia and presently I am residing in the refugee camp here in
South
Africa as a result of the civil war in my country. I was a first year
student of
law at the university before the incident that led me into this situation of
been in refugee camp in South Africa. I'm a very simple, honest, respectful,
Caring, and sincere.

My late father Dr. Murvee freeman was the Managing Director of Rainbow Gold
and
Diamond Mine Company, also a successful exporter of Cocoa during his life
time.
I am the only son of my parent. It is sad that the rebels attacked my house
one early morning killing my mother and my father. Equally my mother was a
senior lecturer at the university before her untimely death. I don't have
any
relative now whom I can go to, all my relatives ran away in the middle of
the
war.
I am the only survivor in my family because I am the only child of my
parent.
After the recent crisis that resulted to the death of my parent, I was
taken to
South Africa for safety by Red Cross under Catholic Caritas as an asylum,
which
is how I came to the Camp. As a refugee here I don't have any right or
privilege
to anything be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this
country.

Please listen to this carefully, I have my late father's Fund Deposit sleep
and
Deposit Agreement and death certificate here with me, because when he was
alive
he deposited some amount of money in a security company in South Africa
which he
used my name as the next of kin, the amount in question is Seven Million,
Nine
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (USD$7,900,000.00). Already I have
informed this security company about my intention to claim my late father's
deposit. The security company told me to look for a foreign partner who will
assist me in transferring the funds due to my refugee status here, as a
refugee
I am not allowed the right of claim to the money but through an appointed
representative as the united refugee law governing refugee all over the
world
states.

Now I want an honest partner overseas who will assist me in transferring
this
money. I kept this secret to people in the camp here; you are the only
person
that I am telling this. So I will like you to help me to transfer this
money to
your account and from it you can send some money for me to get my traveling
documents and air ticket to come and reside permanently in your country till
such a time that it will be convenient for me to return back home if I so
desire. This is because I have suffered a lot of setbacks as a result of
incessant political crisis in Liberia.

The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I also want to
invest
this fund under your care in any business of your choice since I'm still
young
to manage it. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this
regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions: 1. Can you honestly help me from
your
heart? 2. Can I completely trust you? 3. What percentage of the total
amount in
question will be good for you after the fund has being transferred to your
account and I come over to meet you? Please, consider this and get back to
me as
soon as possible.

Reply to my private email address:angelakin222@gmail.com

Kind Regards,

Angie.

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