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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: Sonia olamide <sonia_olamide06@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:34:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Mrs Sonia R Olamide


Mrs Sonia R Olamide
21 kadrima p o box 13K,
Abidjan Cote 'D Ivoire
west africa

Dear friend
I am Mrs sonia R. Olamide a cocoa merchant from abidjan in cote d¨ivore.my husband Rechard died durring one of his business trop in france.Due to the love i have for my late husband i decided not to marry again and take the care of my only child Martins jnr as a single parent.I did everything to give my child the best education and training martins was sent to Havard University in U.S.A to study medicine but as fate will have it he died in the september 11 attack on the world trade centre as he went for shopping with his friend and that is the genesis of my problem.

Since then i have been suferring from frequent hearth faluires which has resulted from me been paralysed. I have taken every medical treatment to see if i can regain my health but the worst happen last month when the doctor revealed to me that there is no other medical means in which i can regain my health and the rate in which my health was detoriating that i will soon leave this mother earth.Moreover during my active days as a cocoa merchant i made a lot of money totalling about $8,000.000 million US dollars but the unfortuinate thing was that i have to tranfered this money to a secuirity company in europe believing that my son will graduate from the university to take care of it but he never lived to inherit this fund.
Now, since i have loose everythig i lived for, my husband,child, and my health,i have now decided to give this money out to semptember 11 charity organisation, churches or other charity organisations.i am now looking for a born again christian and trustworthy foreigner which i will transfered this money to his care and who will help accomplished my aim of reaching and helping the september 11 victims.
Finally,10% of this fund will be giving to you for your kindness and help.Please contact me if your are intrested in helping me towards my contribuition to humanity with this my yahoo mail email or mrs.soniar@fastermail.com
1,Your full name and address
2,Your phone and fax numbers.

Thank you
Mrs sonia R.Olamide



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