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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: "JOERIES ADELANE." <joe_adelane@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: joeradelane@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 18:26:23 +0200
Subject: PLEASE CAN YOU BE FAITHFUL TO ME?

Dear Friend,
I got your contact from the Ecowas Infomation Center in COTE D'IVORE.My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life.
I am Mr. Joeries Adelane, The only son of late Mr. Adelane Sieqo, my father was a cocoa merchantbased in ABIDJAN, The Economic capital of (COTE D'IVOIRE). He was shot by the rebal soldiers on his way to his cocoa plantation in DALOA along BOUAKE highway.Before the death of my father on 29th October 2002 in a private hospital here in ABIDJAN,He Secretly Called me on his bed side and told me that he deposited some cash in a security finacial company abroad,and that the trunk box contains $3,400,000 US DOLLARS(THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS).
He deposited and registered the consignment as family valuables/ artifacts so the staff and management of the security company will not know the real content of the box. That he deposit this box and use my name as the next of kin in depositing of this consignment.He told me that I should seek for a foreign partner of my choice whom I trust and transfer this money and use it for investment purpose in a lucrative venture or real estate business. I am humbly seeking for your assistance in the following ways:-
1) To assist in securing this fund out from the security company and to trasfer this fund to your country.

2) To serve as the guardian of these funds both investment.

3) To arrange for a face to face meeting in Banjul Republic of Gambia to discuss the area of investment and for the transfer of the fund.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compersation for your efforts and input after the successful transfer of this fund to your country.
Furthermore,you can indicate your opinion towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction whould be concluded within seven (7) working days as you singnify your interest to assist me.
For more information contact me through this email address:
joeradelane @yahoo.ca
Anticipating hearing from you soon.
Thanks and God bless you.
Joeries Adelane.



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