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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: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?talk2priscadikko@yahoo=2Ecom?=" <talk2priscadikko@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 03:04:14 +1000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sent_From_Jasmuheen's_Forums_by_prisca44?=

Hello liefde

You received the following message from : prisca44 (talk2priscadikko@yahoo=2E=
com)

At: http://www=2Ejasmuheen=2Ecom/forum/

DEAR ONE
AM SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCES THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE YOU WHILE REQUESTING F=
OR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER=2EI GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY SEARCH FOR=
A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON WHO WILL ASSIST ME IN THE TRANSFER OF MY INHERITANCE O=
UT OF MY TROUBLED COUNTRY COTE=5FD'IVOIRE INTO HIS/HER BANK ACCOUNT OVERSEAS=
=2E
MY NAME IS PRISCA DIKKO ,I AM 20 YEARS OLD, THE DAUGHTER OF LATE MR MORRIS D=
IKKO WHO WAS A FAMOUS COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN HERE,THE ECONOMIC CAPI=
TAL OF IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE)=2EBEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER,HE GAVE M=
E THE CONTACT OF THIS FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE WHO IS TO SERVE AS MY GUIDANCE BU=
T UNFORTUNATELY I LOST THE CONTACT DURING THE BURIAL=2EAND SINCE THEN,THINGS=
HAVE NOT BEING THE SAME FOR ME=2ESO, I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION=
TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE SUM OF (US$9,700,000=2E00 ) NINE MILLION SEVEN HUN=
DRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE OF AMERICAN DOLLARS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT=2E =
PLEASE, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL FUND AS A MODE OF COMPENS=
ATION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TIME=2E I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE ALL THE=
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO THIS FUND DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN=
THE BANK=2E PLEASE DO CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS,FOR CONFI=
DENTIAL AND SECURITY REASONS i=5Fm=5Fprisca@yahoo=2Ecom =2E
PLEASE KINDLY MAIL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MY LETTER FOR ME TO GIVE =
YOU MORE IMPORTANT DETAILS CONCERNING THIS FUND=2EI SHALL SEND MY PHOTO ACRO=
SS TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU REPLY THIS EMAIL WITH MORE DETAILS OF YOURSELF INCL=
UDING YOUR PHONE NUMBER=2ETHANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR ME=2E

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PRISCA DIKKO=2E




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