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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: eliziberth eliziberth <eliziberth01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:19:26 +0100 (CET)
Subject: GOODDAY MY DEAR ONE PLEASE AM SERIOUSLY NEED YOUR HELP.(THIS MISS ELIZIBERTH FADIGA).


Miss Eliziberth and john Fadico.
No 122 Cocody Road Oppt Old mkt
Abidjan Cote D 'Ivoire
West Africa

Dearest,
Permit us to inform you about this proposal I am daughter of late lieutenant cornel Ruphus Fadico in Abidjan Cote D 'Ivoire in west Africa.
Our late father lieutenant cornel Ruphus Fadico died and left us with our mother Marry.

I am 21years old why my younger brother John is 19years old. My late father Ruphus owns many companies before he died which he left for my mother Mrs Marry Fadico.
Within a year of my fathers death, my Mother was killed by hired killers, after my mother was killed my father's lawyer called I and my younger brother to hand over my late father's documents to us. after my father's lawyer have handed over the documents to me, my uncle started demanding for the Documents of my late fathers wealth.

I now called my father's lawyer, he came and told my uncle that my father made a will that all his properties belongs to his children. After my father's lawyer have made that statement my uncle started fighting against us to an extend he went and arranged for hired killers to kill I and my younger brother.

The first time they came to our house I wasn't around, my younger brother John was shot and two of our security men was killed also .before police men came they had escaped, that is what made us to park out of the compound we thought it will be over that way but it continue happening, that even makes me to stop going to school.

Because we are afraid let something not happen to us in
school premises. that is the reason why we contacted you as an honest person so that you can help us in transferring my late fathers money into your bank account.

The said fund is ($21 Million) Twenty one Million U.S dollars,which he has been deposited into one of the banks in Abidjan Cote D 'Ivoire in west Africa. you will have your own share of the total amount of this money for your help in transferring of this fund successfully to your account, and after transferring the money i will come over to your country and continue my education. Please do help me and God will bless You.

Thanks and remain blessed as you give me the help.your urgent reply is highly needed as soon as.

>From Miss Eliziberth Fadico.


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