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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: "Ms. Elly Tagro" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <at08572764@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 14:19:50 -0500
Subject: Hi Dear Respond

Date: 07/09/ 2013

Hi Dear

My name is Elly Tagro the daughter of late Mr Désiré Tagro. My father was an Ivorian politician who served as the minister of the interior and chief of staff and secretary general for the ousted former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo during the 2002–2011 Ivorian political crisis/civil war and he was also a top ally of the ousted former president Laurent Gbagbo.

It is very sad to say that my father died on Tuesday April 12 2011 at PISAM hospital after he was brutally beating up and finally shut in his mouth at the presidential residence by armed rebels/republican forces of the Ivory Coast (FRCI) loyal to Alassane Dramane Ouattara who is now the president of my country Ivory Coast . Here you can see the video of my father’s transfer to PISAM hospital in Abidjan , where he finally died: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDJhv3hps1g


And my beloved mother; Hawa including my brothers Zika, Goba, Bouabre and my younger sisters Fatim, Nad?ge and Mahie were all murdered in Deukou? village while they are fleeing from the political crisis/civil war. Then, I was at my school in Ghana during the political crisis/civil war in Ivory Coast which is why I am the only survivor in my family. You can also see the video of the massacre in D?uoku?; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCJO9-y2P6Y

Before the death of my father in PISAM hospital in Cocody Abidjan, he told me of the money he has deposited in a FINANCE COMPANY valued at Six Million Five hundred thousand Us dollars only ($6,500,000.00 ?) which he deposited with my name as the sole heir apparent to the deposited fund. Now I am back in Ivory Coast and I have confirmed the existence of the money in the Finance House overseas and all the documentary evidence covering the money are intact.

Please I need your kind and urgent assistance to transfer and invest this money in your country and also come to your country to continue my educational carrier.
As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfully transfer the money to your country and come over to your country for my safety and continue my studies, I will give you all the necessary information you may require to proceed towards transferring the money.

Finally, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total money as mode of compensation for your effort for assisting me with this humble request as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within few days you signify your interest to assist me.

Sincerely,
Ms. Elly Tagro

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