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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: sandrela oke <sandrela_11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sandrela_george_okolie@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 00:28:14 +0000
Subject: Hi Please I Need You Help Miss SANDRELA




MISS. SANDRELA OKOLIEABIDJAN City Country COTE D'IVOIRE
PLEASE YOU CAN REPLY ME WITH THIS E_mail address here sandrela_george_okolie@yahoo.co.uk
DEAREST ONE,
I AM MISS SANDRELA OKOLIE, THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS MR ANDMRS.GEORGE D, OKOLIE. MY FATHER WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSINESS MAGNETWHO OPERATED IN THE CAPITAL OF ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE DURING HIS DAYS.IT ISSAD TO SAY THAT HE PASSED AWAY MYSTERIOUSLY IN FRANCE DURING ONE OF HISBUSINESS TRIPS ABROAD ON THE 12TH SEPTEMBER 2004.
THOUGH HIS SUDDEN DEATH WAS LINKED OR RATHER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEENMASTERMINDED BY AN UNCLE OF MINE WHO TRAVELLED WITH HIM AT THAT TIME.BUT GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH! MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS JUST 6YRS OLD, AND SINCETHEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 12TH SEPTEMBER 2004, HE CALLED ME ANDINFORMED ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF FIVE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSANDUNITED STATE DOLLARS.(USD$5,700,000.00)LEFT IN A METALLIC BOX HEDEPOSITED IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE .
HE TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOX TO THESECURITY COMPANY BECAUSE HE DEPOSITED THE BOX AS A FAMILY TREASURES ANDVALUABLES.HE DID THAT FOR SECURITY PURPOSE. HE FURTHER TOLD ME AGAIN THAT HEDEPOSITED THE MONEY IN MY NAME, AND ALSO GAVE ME ALL THE NECESSARY LEGALDOCUMENTS REGARDING TO THIS DEPOSIT WITH THE PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY.
I AM JUST 21 YEARS OLD AND A UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND REALLY IDON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. NOW I WANT AN HONEST AND GOD FEARING PARTNER OVERSEASWHO I CAN TRANSFER THIS DEPOSIT WITH HIS ASSISTANCE AND AFTER THE TRANSACTIONI WILL COME AND RESIDE PERMANENTLY IN YOUR COUNTRY TILL SUCH A TIME THATIT WILL BE CONVINIENT FOR ME TO RETURN BACK HOME IF I SO DESIRE. THIS ISBECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT OF SET BACKS AS A RESULT OF INCESSANTPOLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE .
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ACTUALLY BROUGHT SORROW TO MY LIFE. I ALSO WANTTO INVEST THE FUND UNDER YOUR CARE BECAUSE I AM IGNORANT OF BUSINESSWORLD.I AM IN A SINCERE DESIRE OF YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGARDS.YOURSUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL BE HIGHLY REGARDED. NOW PERMIT ME TO ASKTHESE FEW QUESTIONS:
1. CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME FROM YOUR HEART?2. CAN I COMPLETELY TRUST YOU?3. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR YOUAFTER THE DEPOSIT IS DELIVERED TO YOUR CARE?
PLEASE, CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.IMMEDAITELY I CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS, I WILL SEND TO YOU MY PICTUREAND ALSO INFORM YOU MORE DETAILS INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER.
KIND REGARDS,
MISS SANDRELA OKOLIE.
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