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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:
Date:
Subject: From Silvia


Dear
Permit me to introduce myself to you. l am Silvia
Awiloba,the first daugther of late Mr and Mrs
Alexander Awiloba, my father was a very wealthy cocoa
merchant based in lvory Coast, the economic capital of
lvory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their business outing to
discuss on a contract.
My mother died on the 21st October 1985, my father
took me and my younger brother so special because we
are motherless before the death of my father on 29th
June 2004 in a private hospital here in lvory coast.
before his death, he secretly called me on his beside
and told me that he has a sum of money USD$ 11,500.
000.00(Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) deposited in a suspense account
in a local bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name
as his only daugther for the next of kin in deposit of
the money. He also explained to me that it was because
of the wealth and contracts that he was poisoned by
his associates. that l should seek for a foreign
partner in any country of my choice where l and my
brother will transfer the money and explain to any
body that may help us the reasons and incident why he
was killed. he advised we should use the money for
investment purpose with rest of our family and any
body that will help us to securing the money wisely
such as real estate management. l am honourably
seeking for your assistance in the following ways, to
assist us.
1).To serve as our gaurdian in securing the money and
providing education for us .(2) To provide bank
account where this money will be transferred to
because of our low expereince in the business world
and coupled with our age. (3) To make arrangement for
me and my younger brother to come over to your country
to live after the money has been transferred. Again ,
l have accepted to offer you 15% of the total money as
a compensation for your efforts and input you are
going to render after the sucessful transfer of this
money to your account overseas. kindly indicate your
option towards assisting us as l belive that this
transaction would be concluded within seven days you
proofs your interest to help us. you can call me Tel:+22507787560
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Thanks and Best Regards.
Silvia and Younger Brother
Alternaive email; slv_awil@yahoo.co.uk 

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