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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: Marie Ange Attah <atahmarieange2005@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 10:45:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Reply


Thanks for your mail which I am very happy to received and I promise you that you will never have any kind of regret in helping me claim out this my inheritance with the bank Dearest thanks once again for replying me.I have gone through and am happy that your mind is what I have been praying to God for because I can not afford to loss this money which is the only thing my father left behind for me which I am about handing over to you as my guardian .

Please, as I already said in my mail to you I need your total assistance to contact this bank where my father deposited this money as my guardian so that the bank can release and transfer the money which my late father deposited in a suspense account in this bank here in Abidjan,Cote D'Ivorie . why I contacted you is because the bank advised me that I can only have direct access to this money at this my age through a guardian who they are going to release this money to directly or that I should wait until I am 25years of age which is in the agreement the signed with my father at the time of deposit but I don't know what will be my fate of surviving at this present situation of this country that I am into now since I don't have anybody that cares for me here. I will like to come to you country.

If you can make up your mind to help me not only that I will give you 15% but you will invest my on share of this money in Real estate till I am up to 25years

Since I came over to this part of the country in order to claim this money the have been big problems going on which a lot of people have being kidnappened and killed which am scared because since I don't have anybody that cares for me, I am afraid that something bad may happen to me which is why I needed your assistance so that this money can be release from this bank here to your account in your country since the bank promised me that once my guardian contacts them for the claim of this money on my behalf that they will release this money to me through him.

Please I need your help all through to make sure that the money is transfer to your account through the bank here in Abidjan .If you are ready to help me out on this,I will introduce you as my guardian who my late father directed to handle the release and transfer of the money in their custody on behalf of his daughter who is trapped in cote d'ivorie.

You will assist and arrange for my moving out from this place to your country or any other place you feel will be safe for me to stay to continue my life and education and also i will like you to use the money for investment which you will manage after you have taken out your percentage share of your total assistance and please what ever you feel will be good to invest this money into which i will appreciate so much.

Please I have no other thing to say since I have relied on you as my guardian and believing that my life and future will change for good. May God bless you as i await your responses.

Please I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible so that i can know if i should go to the bank to inform them officially about you representing me in claiming out this money since they have told me that it is only through a guardian that this money can be release to me at this age. Kindly forward your telephone and fax number for easier communication. get back to me so that I will send you the bank contact today.


I am waiting to hear from you.

Remain Blessed

Sincerely

Attah



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