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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: Armel Dickson <armel_dickson@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:30:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Miss. Armel Dickson


From Miss. Armel Dickson
Email: armel_dickson1@yahoo.com

With sincerity, trust and honesty, I wish to inquire of your services to be my foreign partner / investor and support me to transfer and manage my funds by investing in profit making ventures like buying of company shares or Real Estate Investment Trust funds in your country.I am happy to request for your assistance and also to go into business partnership with you, i believe that you will not betaryed my trust which i am going to lay on you. I am Miss Armel Dickson, 19 years old and the only daughter of my late parents MR.and MRS. Dickson Danjuma. My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet who acquired a very large cocoa plantation here in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he was poisoned during one of his business trips abroad. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.

But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on Febuary 12th 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he called me by his side and told me he has the sum of SEVEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND United State Dollars.(USD$7,500,000) left in a security company in a mettalic trunk box, but the security company didn't know the content because it was registered as family valuables personal for security reasons.

I am just 19 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. 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 I completely trust you?
2. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?
Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible through this email: armel_dickson1@yahoo.com


Thank you so much.

Miss Armel Dickson


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