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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: <larissa13ad@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:07:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs Larissa Didire Keita (Urgent Matter)

Good day to you!
I hope all is well with you

Urgent please
It is with strict confidence and trust that I wish to contact you seeking for your assistance to help as regards an investment opportunity. I sincerely hope that this letter will not come as a surprise to you, or cause you any embarrassment since we neither knew each other before, nor have had any
previous contact or correspondence.
I would appreciate your benevolence in giving this matter the much-needed attention as I am presently in a difficult situation and need your assistance and guidance urgently. I am MRS.LARISSA DIDIRE KEITA, wife of late general ROBERT KEITA, the former head of state of Ivory Coast. My husband
was murdered on the 19th of septembre 2002,by the troops loyal to the president on mere suspicsion that he was involved in a coup D' etat that wanted to topple the Present Government Mr Laurent GBAGBO
Since My Husband's death,My situation has greatly worsen, my husband's friends and relatives have not been kind to me and children,They have virtually stolen all the properties he left for us, All because I did not bore him a male chid.
With this ill treatment from them, I decided to move out my remaining properties from our family house,so that I can have peace and continue struggling to give my 2 daughters good education.

It is at this stage that I discovered some vital documents sealed in an envelope and carefully kept in my husband underground safe,when I opened it I discovered that my husband has deposited the some of US$11 million(eleven million united states dollars)in a sealed box in a security company
without disclosing the contents of the box to the security company.
But he declared to the security company that the contents of the box is African arts to be exported to his foreign partner,
In the light of above,I am soliciting for your assistance,to represent my late husband's foreign partner,so that we can together claim this consignment from them.And come over to your country to live and invest in any profitable and lucrative area of business in your country under your good
advise,while my children will continue their education there.Please be well informed that I have since contacted the security company and introduced myself to them and they are so happy to hear from me and they have confirmed to me that the consignment is still in their custody and safe.They are
waiting for my husband 's foreign partner to contact them.
If you are interested, kindly contact me so that I will furnish you with the information of the security company and also send the copies of the documents to you.

For your assistance I am willing to offer you 20% of the total amount 70%for me and the wellfare of my children while 10% will be mapped out for all the expenses that both of us might incur on the course of this transaction.
Please contact me, on my alternative email address laris02keita@yahoo.com.ph or call me on this number+2250154517.
I look forward to receiving your prompt response.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs MRS LARISSA D.KEITA


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