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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Clara Colmbo" <claracolmbo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:10:03 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Dr. Cravin D Moorhead, MD, PhD, Sc, I Am(Ms.Clara Colmbo)From refugee camp , Get Back Is Urgently Needed


From:Ms.Clara Colmbo.
I Am A Liberia. But Am In refugee camp.
Abidja Cote D' Ivoire
Email:claracolmbo@yahoo.fr


Confidential

Dear Dr. Cravin D Moorhead, MD, PhD, Sc,

I am a girl of 19 years old my name is (Ms.Clara Colmbo ).the only duther/child of (Dr Dickson Colmbo ),fromliberia. I am an orhpan being that I lost my parents a couple of years ago
during the last war in liberia.and now i am here in Abidjan cote d ivoire at the refugee camp again in my life due to the political uprising here in Cote d'Ivoire.

The death of my farther has exposing me to danger.

My late Father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death .both my father and mother was killed during the last rebels war in my conutry liberia.But before there death My father (Dr Dickson Colmbo ), revealed to me that he deposited the sum of ($12.5 Million US Dollars) in a bank here in abidjan cote d'ivoire which he wrote on how he deposited the money on it he said it is for importation of cocoa processing machine and i will like to invest the money to your country.

The money was deposited by my late father name on which he did not declear any name as his foreign partner/beneficiary to the bank with this i want you to stand as his foreign partner/beneficiary, for the bank here to use your name to transfer the money out from Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire due to the political war here.I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the foreign partner/beneficiary I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate houses and private school or importation of raw materials.

You will help me Get a visa to your country for residence in order for us to continue invest the fund in a viable business venture and you will also get a school for me, so that i will finish my
education there.If you are willing to assist me, please let me know immediately and provide your following information below:


_A/C Name..............
_house/address...........
A/C Number...............
_Swift Code..................
_Your Telephone................
_Routing Number..................
_State Country.....................

Upon your assistance out of the 100% of the money we will share 45%,45%,and 10% will be for any expencess all i need from your is honesty and you will promise me that you will not run away with my
father's money.

I will send to you all the documentation that prove the source of the fund before the transfer.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.I require you to treat this letter with the utmost urgency.If you are not interested,please delete this letter so that I can scout for another competent partner to conclude this transaction.

Thank's and best regards.
Ms.Clara Colmbo.





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