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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?oscar=20abdul?= <oscar69in@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 03:23:20 +0530 (IST)
Subject: MR.OSCAR ABDUL


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: oscar69in@yahoo.co.in

MR.OSCAR ABDUL

MISS.JOYCE ABDUL

FROM ABIDJAN:

IVORY COAST WEST AFRICA.

TEL:0022508205672.

URGENT ASSISTANCE AND CONFIDENTIAL


DEAR,



PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO

BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR

CONTACT FROM THE SEARCHING WORD. AND I PRAYED OVER

IT AND SELECTED YOUR CONTACT AMONG OTHER CONTACT DUE TO

IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO

ME BY MY PASTOR AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO

BUSINESS WITH AND BY THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY PASTOR I MUST NOT

HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE

BUSINESS. I AM OSCAR ABDUL,AND MY JUNION SISTER JOYCE ABDUL, THE ONLY BOY AND A GIRL OF LATE MR

AND MRS THOMAS ABDUL, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY

COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL

OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO

DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE

21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL

BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER

ON 19TH NOVEMBER 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN

ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD

ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$16,000,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION

UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A

SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT

HE USED MY NAME AS THE FIRST CHILD FOR THE NEXT OF KIN

IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT

IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY

HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A

FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL

TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE

,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT). PLEASE, I AM

HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING

WAYS. 1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY

WOULD BE TRANSFERED 2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF

THIS FUND. 3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER

TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AND TO SECURE

A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR US IN YOUR COUNTRY. MOREOVER,

WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS

COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE

SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED

ACCOUNT OVERSEA. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR

OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS

TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS

YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST US.


ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOONEST.


THANKS AND GOD BLESS.


BEST REGARDS



MR.OSCAR ABDUL

MISS.JOYCE ABDUL

N/B.PLEASE DIRECT ALL YOUR REPLY TO THIS ADDRESS oscar69in@yahoo.co.in








- oscar abdul


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