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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: "rose kolo" <rose.kolo41@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: missrosekolo@myway.com
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:25:52 +0000
Subject: FROM MISS ROSE KOLO

FROM MISS ROSE KOLO
ADDRESS/ AVE 11 RUE 45
ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE

My Dear chosen foreign Guardian,

I am so much delighted to write to you because I believe you are God-Sent, my name is Miss Rose Kolo (19years old). First, I am sorry if this mail will come to you as an embarrassment or a surprise I just felt like emptying myself to you, I decided to confide in you, as I am faced with total frustration and hardship. My Ernest prayer is that you find this mail in good health and blessings and I also pray to Almighty God that you assist me with my request afterwards.


Base on your profile I am happy to request for your assistance also to go into business partnership with you , I believe that you will not betrayed my trust which I am going to lay on you and I Believe that you will not let me down after the security company release this consignment to you.

I am Miss Rose Kolo 19years old and the only Child of my late parents MR. and MRS KOLO. My father was a highly international reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant) based in west Africa  Abidjan (Ivory Coast) He was  poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business  meetings.

Before the death of my father on 22nd February 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly told me on his bedside that he has a sum of  USD$ ten million dollars ) deposited with a Security Company here in ( Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire,that he used my name for the next of kin in depositing the money and the Security Company don't know that what is in the box is money for Security Reason . He also told me that he suspected that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a trustworthy foreigner person in a country of my choice where I will help me receive this consignment out from the security company if he is no more Alive, and now my Father is death may his soul rest in Peace Amen.

Please I want to use  this money for investment business like  real estate management or any business you will chose for me in overseas there .Now i have discussed with the security company  here on how the consignment will be release to overseas and they instructed that i must present to them my legal foreign  guardian before they could release the  consignment because of my late father's deposit the consignment with them with agreement that it will only be release to a foreign person in overseas or the person will come down here for the claim on behalf of me.

Please i am humbly seeking your your assistance in the following ways.

1. To assist me claim this consignment out from the security company here and deposit the fund into your account.
2. To serve as my foreign guardian since i am still yet to finish my education.

3. To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education after the security company release this consignment to you and to help me secure a residential permit in your country once This consignment gets to your hand in your country.

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your efforts after the successful releasing this consignment to you in your country.

Please you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transfer will be done within a short period of time so that I will start coming over there.

May Almighty God bless you as I wait your good response?

Thank you so much.

My sincere regards,

Miss Rose Kolo

 

 



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