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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 coker <victocoker7@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:35:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From:Mrs.VICTORIA COKER


From:Mrs.VICTORIA COKER
Attn:Dearest one,
I decided to contact you, based on a certain issue that is of paramount importance to me. My name is Mrs.VICTORIA COKER the wife of late Chief samaul Coker the 5th.
I am a native of yendi in the Dagbon district in the northern part ghana in west Africa. I am 39 years old presently residing in Abidjan cote d`ivoire in west
africa.
On the March 27 2003 my husband was brutarly murdered by a rival clan in the Dagbon region where my husband was the King for so many years. This is a culmination of three days of violence which left my husband and his cabinet and the entire family death in the hands of
those infidels, who not only killed my husband in cold blood but tortured and severed parts of his bodys.and they also 28 members of the family killed.
my husband marry to 3wifes but becuase i am the last wife and the love one he have to take me and his 3kids to escape negbouring country Ivory Coast with a document that of a consignment of metalic box contians 14.7 Million Dollars deposited in a security company in Republic of ivory coast this money is there in the security company for safe keeping till my husband will come to claim it since my husband is dead.
I will like you help me out to claim this money from the securirty company. you will take control of the money for proper investment I will come over with my children to meet you and spend the rest of our lives in your country. I wish to invest the money into estate business and other good business you may propose until my children finish their education. I promise to greatly compensate with 15% of the money for any assistance you may offer me. I do not know how you may feel about this but I want you to take this very serious and confidential. Down here, Please let me know your mind concerning my proposal to you and send to me your phone number for easier communication.
I am waiting to hear from you.
Please contact me through my private e-mail victoscoker5@yahoo.com

Mrs.VICTORIA COKER







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