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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: saraffina kate <saraffina_22@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: saraffinak@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:47:11 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: In Good Faith


Thanks very well for your positive answer to come to my assistance regarding the money the fund that my late father deposited in a financial security company here in Abidjan the economic city centre of ivory coast.

As i have already said before,hence you have aggreed to help me,i will like us to build a mutual trust between ourselves so that we can trust ourselves.

I will like to get some of your contacts,this will enable me build a solid confidence in you that you cant run away with the fund whenever it have been transfered to you pending the time i will come over there for investment purposes.Some of the contacts neededfrom you includes,your mobile phone number,scanned copy of the original of your driving licence or international passport.

These will help me to effect the change of ownership from that of my father to your own name to the security company.As you know,the amount involved is10.5M USD.As soon as you stand by me,till the successfull release and transfer of this fund,i promise to give you 20% of the total money as compensation for your efforts in making sure that this become a success.

Please i will be very happy if all these yoir information is sent accross to me so that we can forge ahead without delay.

Thanks and God bless

Yours sincerely

Saraffina


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