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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: irene toure <irene5toure@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: irene1toure@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 02:38:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Irene Toure.


From Irene Toure.
Abidjan(cote d'ivoire)
west africa
Dear

Permit me to inform you about my desire to go into business relationship with you, I did a lot of searching, fasting and prayer before choosing your contact from your country’s website. It is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to Received my fund into your foreign account.

I am Irene Toure the only child of mr and mrs. DouglasToure, my father was a very rich cocoa merchant, based in abidjan, the economic capital of ivory coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings to discuss on a business deal.
when my mother died on may 24,1996, my father took me so special since i am motherless before the death of my father on July 16-2006 in a private hospital where he was admitted, he called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he kept a sum of us$3,200,000 (three million two hundred thousand united states dollars) in a bank in Madrid Spain

that he used my name Miss Irene Toure as the next of kin in deposit of the fund he also explained to me that it was because of this money he was poisoned by his business partner and that i should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i would transfer this money and use it for an investment purpose, such as:real estate investment or stock market investment .Dear i am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as follows.^

(1)to provide a bank account where this money will be transferred to.
(2)to serve as the guardian of these fund,since i am a girl of 22 years old.
(3)to make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational
career and to procure me a residential permit in your country.i am inclined to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your efforts after the transfering of these fund to your account in your country.please, i will be very happy if this tansaction will be concluded within seven(7)working days from now.

I am expecting hearing from you as soon as possible, i will like you to give me your direct telephone and fax number in your reply of this proposal.
may almighty god bless you as you do care for an orphan like me.anticipating to hear from you. please contact me in my priave mail irene1toure@yahoo.com

Best regards
Irene Toure.

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