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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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Fraud email example:

From: victoria Traore <victoriatraore_vt@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:31:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM VICTORIA TRAORE !!!



MISS VICTORIATRAORE
ABIDJAN COTE D`IVOIRE.
EMAIL : victoriatraore_vt@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir,

Compliment of the day, I am victoriaTraore, the daughter of George Traore. I will not be surprise for any reaction you will give to this mail, I am very much aware of the likes of the mails of this nature. I must let you know that I did go through a search before I chose to come to you.

I am residing at Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire where my late father operated on cocoa business before he met his death. My mother died when I was barely three years. I was left with my younger sister.
As odd as it may be to the situation of things today, I wish to bring to your notice an inheritance we inherited from our late father, this is to the tune of ($9,000,000)nine million US dollars. This fortune is stored in a trunk box and was deposited by my late father in a private security firm as a personal effects at Europe, since the 15th June 2002.

Please, I will like to bring to your notice, the situations that warrants that we must live this country as soon as possible. You can view www.radiojam.ci or www.presidence.ci. Please for God sake, help us to live this country. I came to you for a purpose of investing this money anywhere in the world that will be conducive for us. I need You to help us retrieve this box from the security company at Europe. Details will be discussed in due course.

I obliged you to subject this request to any scrutiny that will respect our personalities, I am looking forward to receiving your reply soon.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Best regards,

Miss victoriaTraore







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