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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: "Franc Otapia" <fo100000@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 17:19:29 +0000
Subject: Good evening

Dear , How are you doing and your family ? hope all is in good health i pray .
I came across your email address on internet , i was pushed by spirit of God to write you and to know if your this email address is still in existence and should like it very much to be friends with you and may be more.
My name is Franc , I am a male person from Africa continent, open minded and i have many intrests to know whom you are very well, also i should like to discuss with you confidential and urgent matter concern some funds my father who is now late saved in a bank outside Africa. it's free talk between you and me and no any other one else i want to know about this funds here in Africa please.
Reasons to contacts you is because i have never since i was born travel outside Africa because being the only son in our family, My father loves me so much and could not allow me to travel any where abroad .He want me to be with him always, to extend at his sick time, he always cry alot of missing me in this world which melted my mind to cry .
He told me many things i can't forget and i should be very careful in eating and comunicating with any Africa no matter how friend we might be. Africans are dangerous to kill .Medical Doctor preview that my father was giving food possioned , all this local wicked character's afraid me to contunie living here in Africa or to invest this money my father save outside africa for any investments here in Africa , So please i would like us to comunicate and know each other very well so that we plan on how to communicate with the bank and ask them about the funds, because for now i'm ready to invest the money any good and save country outside africa if the bank can agree to transfer the the money to your accounts in your country and you will help me to come over there and meet you and we discuss on investments to set the funds into.

Please be so kind to reply me back because i really very intresting and want to do investment together with you .

I have to stop here untill i hear from you.
Always be kind.
From,
Franc







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