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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: Emmanuel Johnson <kndmariam@kmitl.ac.th>
Reply-To: emmanuella.johnson85@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:46:20 +0000
Subject: Dearest



--
Dearest

I know really that this message will come to you as a surprise but
please
permit me to introduce myself to you because I am seriously in need of
your
assistance. My name is Emmanuel Johnson.

I have a serious problem which is an injury that lingers in my soul for
almost ten months now and I want somebody who is reliable and honest who
will advise or give me help and suggestion on how to overcome the
crisis.
my mother is not longer alive here in Abidjan as I am writing you and
recently My Beloved Dad join his ancestors through the hand of evil
politicians who accused my father of supporting the past president
Laurent
Gbagbo who is now in prison in Holland and since then the rebels and
supporters of the present government are seeking a way to eliminate my
life
after assassinating my father and by the grace of God I escape from the
hand of the rebels and ran to hide in the capital city of our
country
ABIDJAN IVORYCOAST for the safety of my life.

My father before his death was a chairman of cocoa dealers here in
Bouake
Ivory Coast that was when I am still a student at the federal college of
Abidjan. but I stop school after the death of my father and, as am
writing
to you now, all my hope and dream of future was shattered and spread to
the
sky as I don't know what to do,

My father left a big amount of money with the bank USD 160 MILLION
DOLLARS,
and I don't know about this, it was on the 10th of October last year
that
our family lawyer kindly hand over to me the documents covering the
deposit
and the WILL my father wrote and the instruction on how I will utilize
the
money, Meanwhile I don't know what actually to do with this money
because of shattered brain and life line, that is why I contacted you so
that you can advise me and also help or give me suggestion how I will
handle the inheritance and also help me to transfer this fund to your
account over there in your country because right here I am scared of my
life due to the threat by the supporters of the president.

My dear after the conclusion of the transfer of the money I will come
over
to your country to have peace and security and also to continue my
education while you will search for a good business to invest the money,

Please it is a long story that if I start to narrate them now, you will
start shedding tears over there, but I will give you more details in my
next mail but kindly bear in mind that I need you to help me out from
this
my bad condition and help transfer this money to your account and
assist
me come over there for security of my life and the fund and start a new
life with you. My dear please contact me through my private email so
that I
can give your details on how the fund will be transferred to your
account.

Thanks once again and please extend my greeting to your family.
Thanks and God bless you
Emmanuel Johnson.

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