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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: judith dumas <judith4u3300@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 07:41:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MY DEAR ONE


MY DEAR ONE

FROM MISS JUDITH.
ABIDJAN.IVORY COAST.
COTE D'IVOIRE.

APPEAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.

I am MISS JUDITH DUMAS, the only daughter of late Mr./ Mrs.DONATUS DUMAS. My father was a very wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in Accra and Abidjan respectively in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast my father died during the political war crisis that going on in my country here in ivory coast (cote d'ivoire) My mother died when I was a baby when she was about to delivers a new baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on november 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($10.500,000 USD ) left in one of the private security/finances trust services house here,as a family treasures that he used my names as her only daughter for the next of kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that he might not survive the situation he was at that present. However that I should seek for
a reliable foreign person in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for a profitable investment.

Dearest, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards again.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

(1)Can you help me for the retrievements of this fund on my behalf in the security custody here & help me to provide all necessary requirements for the transfer of this fund to you & stand as a beneficiary/ receiver of this fund since I am only 20 years old?
(2)Can you make an arrangement for me to come over to you to further my Education & secure a resident permit in your country?
(3) Can you honestly take me as your own blood & help me?
(4) Can I completely trust you?
(5) What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your care?

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible so that i can forward the documents to you after we have agreed on the conditions for your assistance. My life is not safe here and i need to be out of here as soon as possible because now that my father is dead and with me only as a female child, firstly the political war crisis are still going on here in my country and secondly my uncles are seeking to kill me so that they can have all my fathers properties. I really don't want to struggle anything with them in terms of properties but my presence will still be disturbing them. thank God they are not aware of this fund in the security company here hence, I want to leave here as soon as you help me to have the consignment cleared from the security company custody here and lodge it into a safe account in your stable country and then send me some amount to enable me prepare to meet you. without your help, i will find it difficult to travel and clear it myself
alone with my little or no experience.

here is my private email adress(judith00124@yahoo.co.uk)


Best Regards,
Miss JUDITH DUMAS



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