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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: "Miss Agatha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agathaguei@blumail.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:55:14 -0000
Subject: Assistance/Investment


Hello,

Let not my mail come to you as a surprise, I am contacting you based on the trust and confidence I reposed on you that you can be capable of executing this transaction for me on a mutual benefit and I know you will not betray me by the grace of God/ Allah.

I am Miss Agatha and my kid brother Denis Guei (JR) the Daughter& son of Gen. Robert Gay, who was the former military president of my country Cote D;Ivoire. our late father was murdered on the 18-09-2002 while attempting to gain power through a failed coup d;etat.
I confide in you to disclose my late fathers; wealth acquired while in office as the formal president of my country Cote D;lvoire Abidjan.
The sum of $25.5M.USD (Twenty five million five hundred thousand dollars only) deposited into a security house abroad(EUROPE) for safe-keepig by my late father, without making the real contents of the consignment known to the security company.And the certificate of deposit of this fund was given to me as a personal effects deposited in the security company in Abroad.
I am soliciting for your assistance in securing,investment/management of this fund because I am a young Boy & girl with no experience in investment and
management .Proceedures :

1. I have already made a contact with Security Company in Abroad that can conveniently convey the consignment to your destination if you devote to assist me claim the consignment from the security company to your designated address via your special arrangement.
2. You are required to furnish me with the following :
i. Your full name
ii. Home, address, tel & fax n°

With the above informations, I shall commence the procedures for the
transfer of the fund to you, by sending you the proof document concerning this fund/boxes for your view.
Before we can commence on this transaction,an there must be a draft agreement which will bind both of us together for the safty of my fund/boxes.
I therefore advise you to treat this with utmost secrecy and urgency by reaching me through my email address hence l am in refugee camp in cotonou republic of benin under the protection of the Government of Benin .
I await hearing from you urgently Thanks and GOD bless you as you help us.

Sincerely yours
Miss Agatha and my kid brother Denis Guei



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