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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: Mme Susan Y Smith <rosecamara2012@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mme Susan Y Smith <avaneshia01_smith@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 20:29:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From;Miss Avaneshia,Accra Ghana/Aspx .P.O.Box ,


>From Miss Avaneshia Smith.Diagou
Kwame Nkrumah Avenue N°104.Ring Road,
 Accra Ghana/Aspx .P.O.Box433 ,
Tel;00233426201033.

Dearest,

It’s
my great pleasure to appeal to your confidentially  assistant
concerning my father late Mr& mrs,Susan,Diagou Smith Koine, former
minister of Aviation in Côte d'Ivoire: he deposited( $11.000,000
(seventeen million dollars in the Financial SecurityCompany Europe, I
want to move it out to your Country for estate or any lucrative
investment with you in your country and to start my education.

I Promise to offer you 25% as your share after the transaction.

Please, More details will be forwarded to you immediately I receive your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,

Av Smith  Koine Susan.

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