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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: alima wadna <alimawadnaplv1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 12:22:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Reply Back


SALAAM WALAIKUM,

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER MY MUCH CONSIDERATION, I AM ALIMA AND MY BROTHER IS YERIMA THE SONS OF LATE MR AND MISS WADNA FROM IVORY COAST IN REPUBLIC OF COTé'DEIVORY. I AM 21YEARS OF AGE AND MY BROTHER IS 17YRS, OUR FATHER OWNS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OF COCOA AND GOLD IN COTé'DEIVORY OUR COUNTRY AFTER HIS TRIP TO FRANCE TO NEGOTIATEON A COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO INVEST IN FRANCE . ONE WEEK HE CAME BACK FROM HIS TRIP TO FRANCE HE HAD A MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH OUR MOTHER WHICH OUR MOTHER DIED INSTANTLY BUT MY FATHER DIED AFTER FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN MY COUNTRY .

IT WAS LIKE OUR FATHER KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PREFECT PEACE . HE DISCLOSED TO US AND MY BROTHER THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF ($ 35,000,000) THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN SAMPEDLO, THAT THE MONEY WAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO ESTABLISH IN FRANCE.

OUR FATHER HANDED US THE DOCUMENTS COVERING THE LODGMENT AND INSTRUCTED ME AND MY ONLY BROTHER TO SEEK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY BUSINESS PARTNER FOR OUR LIFE TIME INVESTMENT, THAT IS WHY WE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU , NOW WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN LOCATING THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN SAMPEDLO AND WE HAVE TOLD THEM OUR PLAN TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGEN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST US TO LIFT THE CONSIGNMENT BECAUSE OUR DEPOSITED IT AS FAMILY VALUABLES TREASURED .SO FOR NOW THE SECURITY COMPANY DID NOT KNOW THE REAL CONETENTS OF THE BOXES.

NOW WE ARE SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP US SO THAT WE CAN TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR UNWARD INVESTMENT OF YOUR OWN CHOICE SINCE WE DO NOT KNOW ANY THINGS ABOUT INVESTING IN YOUR COUNTRY AS WE ARE STILL STUDENT AS THIS IS OUR ONLY HOPE IN LIFE ME AND MY BROTHER HAVE PROMISED TO GRATIFY YOU WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE . WE ARE WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OFTHIS TRANSACTION.

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON .

YOURS SINCERELY
ALIMA AND YERIMA

PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT ME DIRECT ON (alimawadnapl@katamail.com) FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT YOUR NEEDED ASSISTANCE.

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