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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: Mrs Vanissa Kuty <mrsvanissakuty1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:39:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I am Mrs Vanissa Kuty, Please I need your help


From:Mrs Vanissa Kuty
Introduction,

Dearest One,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my kids,intend to establish in your country.Though I have not met with you before but I believe,one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes inlife.I wish you can understand how to speak and to write english langauge very well? I ask this question simply because I am from english speaking country here in Africa.

There is this huge amount of Three million two hundred thouasand U.S dollars($3.200,000.000) which my late Husband kept for us with MID ATLANTIC SECURITY COMPANY Here in Cote D ivoire before he was assasinated by unknown persons.Now I and my kids decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.We want you to help us claim and retrieve these fund from the MID ATLANTIC SECURITY COMPANY .So that they can deliver it in your country for investment purposes.

Please I will like you to kindly send down to me this below details.

1). Your Full Name
2). Your Home Address
3). Your Direct telephone number

Please before we sent this mail to you we believe that you will help us:With God all things are possible.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security Company in Abidjan. I will also issue you the documents that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund.I want you to always pray for me and my kids for the safety of our dear life we also believe that the good lord is our shephard.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated here in. Hoping to receive your reply.Before I even pick you to assist me I have prayed and slept over it asking God to provide for me a Godly minded person that will assist me in this transaction. I will give you more details of the transaction in my next mail.
Until I hear from you, my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders May the almighty continue to guide and protect you.

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 15% Of the total fund.I know with God all things are possible. please do remember to send down to us your details and mostly your direct telephone number, So that I can speak with you on phone first.

I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,

Mrs Vanissa Kuty.


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