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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)
Reply-To: gadeline01@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:01:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM: MISS. GUEI ADELINE.

ABIDJAN-IVORY COAST.
WEST AFRICA.


DEAR BELOVED ONE,

WITHOUT ANY DOUBT I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS BORNE OUT OF GENUINE NEED FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
I AM MISS GUEI ADELINE THE DAUGHTER OF LATE GENERAL ROBERT GUEI WHO WAS ASSACINATED TOGETHER WITH MY MOTHER AND MY ELDER BROTHER BY THE REBEL FORCES DURING THE UNSUCESSFUL COUP D´ETAT THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE 19 SEPTEMBER 2002 THAT BROUGHT COTE D´ IVOIRE I NTO A HEAVY POLITICAL PROBLEM.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY PARENTS A DEPOSIT WAS MADE IN MY NAME, A DEPOSIT SLIP AND CERTIFICATE MEANT FOR A SECRET DEPOSIT OF A FOR THE SUM OF USD $18 MILLION(EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) THIS MONEY ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS WAS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY AS AFRICAN ARTWORKS NOT AS
MONEY FOR SECURITY REASONS.

I COLLECTED THE DOCUMENTS FROM MY LATE FATHER´S SAFE BOX AND PRESENT THEM TO THE SECURITY COMPANY. I AM LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE FOREIGNER THAT WILL HELP ME RETRIEVE THE TREASURE AND TRANSFER THE MONEY TO HIS OR HER BANK ACCOUNT ABROAD AFTER WHICH I WILL JOIN THE PERSON FOR THE
INVESTMENT OF THE MONEY IN GOOD BUSINESS AND FOR ME TO CONTIUNE MY EDUCATION.

THIS WAS THE INTENTION OF MY PARENTS BEFORE THEY DIED.
I HAVE PRESENTED THE DOCUMENTS TO THE SECURITY COMPANY AND THEY ARE AWAITING FOR MY FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL RETRIEVE IT ON MY BEHALF. THIS IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE AGREEMENT MY LATE FATHER REACHED WITH THE COMPANY AT THE TIME OF DEPOSIT.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO COME HERE TO ENABLE US RETRIEVE THE TREASURE FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.YOU WILL ALSO BE IN CUSTODY OF THE MONEY PENDING WHEN I WILL JOIN FOR THE INVESTMENT IN GOOD BUSINESS AND FOR ME TO CONTIUNE MY EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE MY PARENTS ARE ALL DEAD.YOU WILL HAVE 15% OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT AND ALSO 20% OF THE NET PROFIT FROM THE INVESTMENTS EXECUCTED PER ANUM WILL BE FOR YOU.

PLEASE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TRANSACTION AS THERE ARE A LOT OF BAD THINGS HAPPENNING TO MY FAMILY NOW. I TRUST AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT SIT ON THE MONEY WHEN IT IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE I WILL JOIN YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.

GOD WILL BLESS YOU FOR ASSISTING ME.

BEST REGARDS
MISS GUEI ADELINE.



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