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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: anita chris <chrisanita14@ymcso.com>
Reply-To: chrisanita25@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:10:52 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM MISS ANITA CHRIS,

FROM MISS ANITA CHRIS,
MY DEAR, I AM 20 YEARS OLD AS I AM STATING TO YOU, I AM ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE JOSEPH CHRIS WHO WAS A FAMOUS COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST. MY LATE MOTHER WHO WAS FROM CHICAGO AMERICA BUT SHE MARRIED TO THIS MR.JOSEPH CHRIS IN (IVORY_COAST).

AFTER SOME YEAR OF THEIR MARRIAGE THEY DIVORCED AND MY MOTHER INHERITED THIS HUGE AMOUNTH MONEY, LAST TWO YEAR MY MOTHER DIED AND I WAS LEFT ALONE NO MOTHER NO FATHER, NO WAY TO CONTIUNE MY EDUCATION, I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO ASSIST ME BECAUSEB I WANT TO CONTINUE MY UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY.BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT, THE MONEY I SUPPOSE TO USE FOR MY EDUCATION WAS DEPOSITED IN A BANK IN EUROPE AND SINCE MY PARENT DEATH I COULD NOT BE ABLE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY MYSELF IN OTHER TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION BECAUSE MY LATE MOTHER THAT DEPOSITED THE MONEY DID NOT DEPOSITED WITH MY NAME THEN BECAUSE I WAS STILL INEXPERIENCE TO COPE WITH FOREIGN BANK.

I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SO THEN, IT WILL ENABLE ME TO CONTINUE ME EDUCATION WHEN I COME OVERTHERE. AND I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL GIVE YOU 15% OF THAT TOTAL AMOUTH OF THAT MONEY AND ALSO GIVE THE DOCUMENT MY LATE MOTHER GAVE TO ME BEFORE SHE DIED,I AM WAITING FOR YOUR QUICK RESPOND.
BEST REGARDE.
ANITA CHRIS.

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