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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: Sussy Owen <sussy_j44@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 06:59:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS PROJECT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: sussy_j44@yahoo.com

Hello Dear,


Good day and please allow me to inform you of my desire of coming into long term relationship with you for our mutual benefit. I got your contact from network directory after a profound searching for a reliable oversea partner to assist me. After going through your profile i decided to contact you.

I am Miss Sussy Owen from Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire in west africa region. I am the only child to late Sir Damian Owen. My father died earlier last year as a result of poison. Before the death of my father, he was the chairman in Association of cocoa and gold marchart in abidjan. The death of my father was planned and executed by my wicked uncle because of his greedness over my father's wealth. I lost my mother long time ago when i was a kid.


Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in my country, he called me on his sickbed and told me concerning a fund which amount Three million, five hundread thousand united state of america dollars ($3,500,000.00 dollars) he left in a fixed suspense account in a bank here in my country. My father told me that he deposited the fund in the bank with my name as the next of kin, and he further disclosed to me where to locate the Fund Deposit Agreement Bond which he signed with the bank as at the time of the deposit included with some other relevant documents that covered the fund.

My father adviced me that incase he did not survive, i should seek for a reliable foreign partner or guardian in oversea to assist me claim and transfer the fund into a foreign account for investment such as real estate management etc. so that i could fly to oversea to further my education. As a matter of fact, my father gave-up in the hospital after some days.

Presently, the fund ($3.5 million dollars) is still in the bank here in my country where my late father deposited it and i have informed the bank director my plan to transfer the money to foreign account for investment purposes. This is why i solicite your urgent attention so that you could help in the transaction.


Dear, please i need your maximum assistance so that the bank here will transfer the money to your account in your country or any account that you may provide and i will comeover to your country to continue my education immediately after the transfer while you will help me to invest the money properly.

In this regards, you are to stand as my Guardian angel/ my late father's foreign business partner. The 15% of the total fund will given to you as a mode of compensation for your great assistance towards the success of the transaction. Please i need your urgent help because my life is in danger here due to political unrest in my country also the present of my wicked uncle who has been threatening my life.


Please contact me through my private email below for more detail on how we should go about this project and for security reason ; sussy_j44@yahoo.com


I look forward to hearing from you soon.


Thanks

Sussy Owen

- Sussy Owen


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