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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: "stanly" <stanlyedward17@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: stanlyedward7@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 21:58:26 +0000
Subject: stanly

Dear,
Good day to you my name is stanly edward, from Republic of Cote d'Ivoire,presently residing in Dakar-Senegal because of the political crisis in my Country. I got your contact in Senegal Chamber of Commerce. I would Honestly want to seek for assistance from you, I have $12.5 Million US dollars belonging to my late Father Johnathan edward , who was a business man,my late father was hold and beaten by the Rebels during the crisis and was letter killed.
I and my mother ran to Senegal when we Discovered danger in our life ,
until the death of my beloved father He told me that he deposited a huge amount of money $twelve.five Million US dollars in Finance house and also told me where he kept the whole documents concerning this deposit that is made for investment purpose in the western world.
I want to investing this money and however i need a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me and my mother , by the way of clearing the money from the Finance House and then after forwarding it to your Account for investments. I and my mother has decided in compensating you 20%of the total amount for your assistance.
Please do take your time to go through the mail and get back to us, so that I will simply introduce to the Finance house where the fund are being kept now for onward transfer.
I am waiting for your response.
Thanks and God bless.
Stanly Edward.





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