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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: sylvia komane <sylvia2002_komane@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:43:53 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


DEAREST ONE

I AM HUMBLY WRITING TO YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE SINCE
WE CAN NOT SEE EARCH OTHER FACE TO FACE; FOR THE
FACT OF CONTACTING YOU WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR ME BUT
EXCUSE ME FOR CONFIDING IN YOU HENCE THE ASSURANCES
ON YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

I SHALL BE DELIGHTED IF YOU COULD GRANT ME AN
ASSISTANCE. IN BRIEF I AM THE ONLY DAUTHER OF LATE MR
ROBERT KOMANE . I AM AN IVOREINE CITIZEN AND I AM 21
YEARS OF AGE. I INHERITED THE SUM OF $18.5 MILLION
US DOLLARS FOR TRANSFER; FOR FROEIGN INVESTMENTS BUT
THE FUND WAS LODGED IN A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA.

THIS MONEY WAS BILLED FOR ELETION IN OUR COUNTRY BUT
UNFORTUNATLY MY FATHER WAS KILLED DURING POLITICAL
CRISES IN OUR CONTRY MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFACT
PEACE AMEN.

BEFORE MY FATHER WAS KILLED HE MADE IT KNOWN TO ME
AND MY MOTHER ; SINCE THEN I AM COMTERPLATING AND
AFRAID OF WHOM I WILL BE INVOLVE IN ; AS MY BUSINESS
PARTNER LIKE WHAT IS HAPPNING IN THE WORLD TODAY
WHERE I READ IT OVER THE NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES IS
THAT BUSINESS IS GOOD WITH CONNECTIONS ; BUT NOW I
HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO CHOOSE YOU AS MY BUSINESS
PARTINER.

PLEASE KINDLY ASSIST ME ON THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND
INTO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENTS
OR IN THE AREAS OF YOUR SPECILISATION AND A LETTER
OF INVITATION THAT MIGHT ENABLE ME TO ARRANGE MY
TRAVELLING DOCUMENTS TO JOIN YOU AS SOON AS THE
TRANSFER IS MADE.

I WILL BE TOO GREATFULL IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR
YOU TO GIVE ME AN ASSISTANCE IN YOUR CONTRY OR AN
INTRODUTION THAT ENABLE ME TO GET AN ASSISTANCE ELSE
WHERE.

I HAVE SET ASIDE 5 PERCENTS OUT OF THE TOTAL FUND
FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED AND YOUR
EFFORT IN ASSISTING ME SHOULD BE COMMISSIONED ON THE
PERCENTAGE WE SHOULD AGRRED ON.

UPON RECIPT OF YOUR FAVOUR I SHALL WHIT OUT DELAY
FUNISH YOU MY TERMS AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS WHICH YOU
WILL NEED ;I HOPE THIS MY LETTER WILL NOT BE IGNORD.
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING I
WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YOU CAN WRITE ME WITH THIS BOX OR sylvia_komane2002@yahoo.fr

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

YOURS EVER

SYLVIA KOMANE








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