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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: joseph joseph <joseph_stalle00006@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: stalle_joseph@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 09:45:27 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM:Miss Stalle Joseph i need your help.


FROM:Miss Stalle Joseph
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE

Dear Respectful one,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I am Miss Stalle Joseph the only Daugther of late Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Joseph .My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic
capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to dearth by his business
associates on one of their outings on a business trip . My mother died
when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.

Before the death of my father on November 2002 in a private hospital here
in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has
the sum of seven million, five hundred thousand united state dollars
(USD.7,500,000) depsited in one of the Security Finance Company here in
Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only Daugther for the next of Kin in
depositing of the fund as farmily valuables. He also explained to me that
it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business
associates.

He advice me that I should seek for a look foreign partner in a country of
my choice who will assist me for investment purpose. I am honourably
seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1)To stand as my late father's foreign partner before the security
company.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 19years.
(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education
and to secure a resident permit in your country. Moreover, I am willing
to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input
after the successful clearing of the fund from the security company.

Furthermore, Please indicate your interest for I believe that this
transaction would be concluded within fourteen(14) days from the day you
signify your interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bles Best regards,
Miss Miss Stalle Joseph



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