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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: "rose kablanci" <rose_kablanci@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:20:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM ROSE KABLAN


FROM ROSE KABLAN
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE(IVORY COAST)
PLEASE DO REPLY THROUGH ALTERNATIVE EMAIL
ADDRESS(rose_kabblanci@yohoo.fr)


IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU FOR A BUSINESS VENTURE WHICH I INTEND TO
ESTABLISH IN YOUR COUNTRY.THOUGH WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE BUT I STRONGLY
BELIEVE THAT ONE HAS TO RIKS CONFIDING IN SOMEONE TO SUCCEED SOMETIMES
IN LIFE.I AM MISS ROSE KABLAN,THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR & MRS
JEAN KABLAN.MY FATHER WAS A WEALTHY COCOA AND TIMBER MARCHANT HERE IN
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE(IVORY COAST).

MY FATHER WAS POISSONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF
THEIR OUTINS ON A BUSINESS TRIP.MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS A BABY AND
SINCE THEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER
RESENTLY IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN,HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS
BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS THIS AMOUNT OF U$4,500,000 WHICH
HE DEPOSITED IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE PRIME BANKS HERE IN
ABIDJAN BEFORE HE WAS POISSONED BY SOME UNKNOWN HOODLUMS.HE ALSO TOLD ME
THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISSONED BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES,THAT IN CASE IF HE DID NOT SURVIVE THE SITUATION,THAT I
SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I
WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.

SINCE MY FATHER DIED,I HAVE BEEN SO MUCH AFRAID TO CONTACT ANY BODY FOR
THIS PURPOSE,BUT BRCAUSE OF THE POLITICAL CRISIS THAT IS IN THIS
COUNTRY,NOW I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY ONCE AND FOR ALL TO
SAVE MY LIFE AND THAT IS WHY I AM NOW CONTACTING YOU SO THAT YOU CAN
HELP ME TO SEE THAT THE BANK HERE TRANSFERS THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN
YOUR COUNTRY,SO THAT AFTER THE BANK HERE HAS TRANSFERRED THE MONEY INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT,THEN I WILL ARRANGE AND COME OVER YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER
MY EDUCATION AND FOR THE INVESTMENT.

I HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE,AND ANOTHER 5% WHICH WILL COVER ANY EXPENSES THAT YOU MAY INCUE DURING
THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSACTION.AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU INDICATING YOUR
FULL INTEREST TO HELP ME,I WILL SEND YOU ALL THE DETAILS AND LET YOU
KNOW ON HOW TO PROCEED.

PLEASE DO REPLY THROUGH ALTERNATIVE EMAIL
ADDRESS(rose_kabblanci@yahoo.fr)

I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
SINCERELY.
ROSE KABLAN


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