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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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Fraud email example:

From: Miss Flora Jaliba <f_jali4@live.fr>
Reply-To: <f_jaliba@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:19:38 +0100
Subject: Please reply, From Flora.



Dearest Friend,
Please permit me to inform you of my desire of seeking for an assistance from you. I know this email may come to you as a surprise, since we have not met or written before. Introducing myself, I am Miss Flora Jaliba, 18 years of age and the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jaliba, My father was a Gold and cocoa merchant based in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips.
Before the death of my father the year 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of USD$6.450M (Six Million Four Hundred And Fifty Thousand U.S D kept in a silver trunk box and was deposited in a Security company here in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, that he deposited the trunk box as family valuables, he also told me not to reveal to the security company that he kept money the trunk box .
He explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where to invest the fund when release to us and use it for investment purpose such as export of cocoa and real estate management or any business you may adivise to do in your country that will be profitable.
I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways:
1)To assist me in keeping this transaction as your personal business.
2)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I have the deposit agreement to back our claim in a legitimate arrangement.

3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education as I have droped out of school since the daath of my parents.
Moreover, before the death of my late father he said I should offer anyone that will assist me with 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful of the transaction, while 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses that may occur. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.

God bless you.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Flora Jaliba.
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