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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: "Mr. Samuel Cooper" <samuelcooper378@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 01:02:47 +0200
Subject: From Mr.Samuel Cooper

From Mr.Samuel Cooper
Cocody Cites des Arts,
Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire

Good Day My Dear, I want to have a Deal With you

I wanted to call you on phone so that we can discuss about this Deal
but due to i did not know the time i can get you on phone and Two this
is my first time to have a communication with you, and also I most
Respect you in Any ways because i know that we have not meet
before,Now i decided send you this mail, I beg your excuse for the
inconveniences that this Mail may cause to you.My name is Mr.Samuel
Cooper; I work with one of the local Banks here in Abidjan Cote
d'Ivoire, I am the personal accounts manager to one Engr.Robert M.
Donald,a National of your country, who owned a construction company
here in Ivory Coast (Cote d*Ivoire).

My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the ill
fated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2000 in
which all passengers on board died. Since then I have made several
inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives but has been Unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his Last name over the Internet, to see
if I could locate any member of his family hence I came across your
contact.But even if you are not the members of his family and to my
own understanding we can have a good investment with this money in
your country with your name under your control,Please reply to me so
that i will give you all the information about this money so that the
bank will paid this money to you without any delaying, The particular
interest is this huge amount deposited with our bank here in, where
the deceased has

an account valued at about US$16.5 million United States dollars.

Being the personal a/c manager of the decease's bank account, the bank
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin/beneficiary or else
the bank will declare the account unserviceable and thereby forfeit
the funds to the bank treasury. Since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives for over the past 5 years now, I hereby seek
your consent (with due respect and Honor) to present you as the next
of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names with him or
not, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you, Since
the only thing the Bank need is someone who will stand as the owner of
the money and then you and I will share the money 50 /50. All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please
provide me with your full Name and Address, Date of birth, Telephone
and Fax Number for immediate documentations, If you can handle this
with me, reach me now urgently with the information requested. Kindly
reach me via my private email as indicated above for further details.
Thanks in advance for your anticipated cooperation. Cordially,
Mr.Samuel Cooper
Please Have a Good Mind To Reply me at this private email for more
information, samuelcooper245@yahoo.com.ph

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