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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: floral takaradi <floral15h@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:35:57 +0000
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST ME TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY.



Dear Respectful One,Greetings to you. I thank God that i came across you .I am Floral Ifeoma Takaradi, from Bouake, Northan part of Code d'ivoire in west Africa. I am 20years old. I am the first and only daughter of the late Mr Steven Dozie Takaradi, I am presently residing in Abidjan the capital city. I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this letter as a request from a person that need your assistance.

Before my father’s death, he was a very rich Cocoa and Rubbers Gum business merchant here in Abidjan the commercial capital city of Cote d'ivoire in west Africa. On his business days,He use to operate within South, East and West African Countries. He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trip outside west Africa. My mother died when I was at my tenda age,and since then my father took me so special.

However, Before his untimely death in one the leading hospital in this country, He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum USD$22.4 000.000 (Twenty Two Million FourHundredThousan U.S.Dollars) deposited in a suspense account in one of the banks here in Abidjan,he used my name his only daughter as the next of kin to deposited the fund.

he told me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose and start a new life there since i am an orphan. Now, i have dicided to transfer this fund into your account there in your Country for any of this following investment :

1 A very big manufacturing company of any product that selling in your Country.
OR
2 A very big departmental Store.

OR

3 To establish a very big mechanize agricultural farm including poultry farm.

It is the fear of betrayal from anyone around me here that confirms my decision to contact a neutral individual like you and I want you to educate me more on investment potential in your country since I would like to invest and continue my education there in your country.I am appealing to you to assist me transfer this fund to your bank account there in your country so that i can move over to your location and continue with my education there.


In regard to this, your suggestions and ideas will be highly appreciated.
Now permit me to ask you these few questions :

1. Can you honestly help me as your partner or your daughter?2. Can I completely trust you that you can not betray me?
If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer you 10% of the total amount and any business we are going to establish in your Country, will be a joint business venture between you and i. Please don't feel offended by my questions but i am only trying to be careful inorder to avoid thesame thing that happened to my late father not to occur again because money is tempting.

I will give you the full contact information of the bank immediately i hear from you and other details about the fund and the deposit. Extend my warm regard to your entire family. Thanks and God bless you.
Yours sincerelY,
FLORAL IFEOMA TAKARADI.
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