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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:46:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss, Nina Moses

Rita Guest House.
01 BP Rue 14 Abidjan Cote D
Ivoire.


Dearest one,

Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this however is not mandatory nor Will I in any manner compel you to honour against your Will your profile pushed me to send you this mail,I am Miss, Nina Moses, 19 years old and the daugther to Late Mr and Mrs Brimah Moses.



From Cote d'ivoire in West Africa. My father deposted the sum of the five million, United State Dollars.(USD$5.000,000) deposited in a suspence account with one of the local banks here in Abidjan,Ivory Coast in favour of me before his death and i will like you to help me transfer this fund to
your account.

Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough in anywhere for security and political reasons.I want you to help me and and transfer these Funds into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas:

1, hotel or Real Estate business or any of your choice that will profit us in return.

If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer to you 15% Of the total fund.

I await your soonest response.
Your best regards

Miss, Nina Moses




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