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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: flora manis <floraalixe50@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: flora2007manis@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 18:15:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: please your urgent assistance is needed


From: FLORA MANIS
WEST AFRICA


Dear lovely one how are you for today ?,

I am 20 years old girl i was born in COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA, And i school in laibry but i couldn't finish my education because of the thing of the world, I have no brother nor sister i lost my mother when i was 6years old but i can't tell a story of my mother. i was living with my father but in the year 2005 on 7th of June i lost my father in Kumo hospital by 9.30 am

But i most tell you the comment of doctor ,he told me that he was poisoned, but i know that it most be my uncle that did it, i say this because after the death of my father he turned against me because my father have alot of money he want to collect all of my father's belongings. my father's name is JOSEPH MANIS who was the director general of cocoa export corporation of Cote D'ivoire

Now he has taken all the property, and send me out of our family house Because he fund out that my father deposited 8.5 millions US dollars (EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS), here in a bank in Cote D'ivoire and he deposited it with my name as the only child as the nest of kins

now my uncle is going around Cote D'ivoire looking for me to collect all documents that covers this money , note that my father told me that i should not give it to any body or show it to any body but it should be the one that i trust who will help me to retrieve the money NOW i want you to help me to transfer this money into your account and help come to come over your country for a new life

i will give you my pic and the deposited certificate in my next mail but we most do this with trust pls can your give me your phone number so i can call you and tell you more about these and i will also give you the bank's contact where the money was deposited

waiting to hear from you
your your new Friend

FLORA Manis

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