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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: Miss Maribel Acka <maribel.acka@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: maribelacka2007@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 21:31:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From: Miss Maribel Acka.


Dearest,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your
country.Though I have not met with you before but I believe that a journey of 1000 miles
begins wiith a step
My name is Miss Marible Acka, from the Republic of Ivory Coast. My father was assassinated by the rebels during the attacked of our country Cote D’ Ivoire and took over our town BOUAKE our home town. Before the death of my late father, he told me and my only brother that he made a deposit of US$14,700,000 ( Fourteen Millions Seven Hundred Thusand United States Dollars) in one of the private security finance company here in Abidjan the economical capital of Cote d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast ) West African, according to my late father, the fund was meant for investment in Abroad.
My father was a wealthy cocoa merchant during his life time. According to him, he lodged fund as consignment in one box and it was decleared as family valuables for security rerason's, I am 25 year old woman and i also have a bother who is 21. My mother died when I was just 4 years old.
Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the transaction, we need your assisstance to help us claim and transacfer this funds out of Cote d' Ivoire for investment in your country as we cannot invest here due to the reason that people are now living in fears as the country is no longer that peaceful nation as it was before due to this reason that I have decided to contact you to assist me to transfer the fund to your country to able us come over for the
investment and continue our education over there.
Please treat this issue as urgent and contact me immediately through this telephone number and the above email address maribel.acka2210@hotmail.fr and send me you full me private information for us to get to know you well and beginn the transaction.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.
Best regards,
Miss Maribel Acka.


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