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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: ROSELYN GUIE <roselynguie@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:33:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Please contact them


Dear Pastor Robert Ised,

Thank you for the email and the form you sent, but first of all I would want you to help me contact the security company in France to know the requirement they will need to release my father's deposite with them.

So that when the money is out and been deposited with your bank then we shall be talking on how to donate to your church.

Please when you contact them dont let them know that it is money that is deposited with them,just state the consignment deposited by Late Gen. Guie robert of Cote D' Ivoire.

Let me know your discursion them.

Thanks and best regards.

Roselyn Guie


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