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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: Daniel Ezabel <ezabeldaniel10@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ezabeldaniel@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:09:59 +0100
Subject: Compliment of the day



Compliment of the dayFrom Miss Ezabel Daniel
Dearest one,I am aware that this is not a formal approach in starting a relationship, but as time goes on, you will realise the need for my approach. My email to you will come as a surprise since i don't know you in person. But if this message comes to you out of your wish, i am very sorry. I hope that you will read through this email and understand how difficult things can be for someone in a particular period in life. My name is Miss. Ezabel Daniel, I am the only daughter of late Chief & Mrs. Daniel from Sierra Leone. My father was limited liability Cocoa and Gold merchant in FREETOWN Sierra Leone.
It is sad to say that my parents passed away mysteriously during one of their business trips to Abidjan -Cote d'Ivoire to negotiate on a cocoa and gold business which they wanted to invest in Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire.
Though my parent's sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of mine who travelled along with them at that time. It is only God who knows the truth. Before his death, he had an account with a bank here in Cote d' Ivoire, where he made a deposit of $6million U.S.D This money was for the purchase of cocoa procession machines and development of another factory, unfortunately he did not meet his target before his untimely death.


Why I contacted you, is due to the agreement he had with the bank during deposit, I've been denied total access to the money, the bank Manager told me precisely that the money was deposited in a suspense fixed account with a clause attached to it for onward transfer into a foreign account. That the bank will follow the agreement written and signed by both (the bank and my father).

I was advised to look for a foreign account where the money can be transferred before I can have access to it.
Since security here cannot be guaranteed besides, I've lost my father, I hereby ask you to do me a favour by standing as my late father's foreign business partner and the beneficiary of the money to enable the bank effect the transfer into your account.
I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the investment vision of my late father, but not in this place again rather in your country. I have the vision of going into real estate and industrial production,
Please if you are willing to assist me indicate your interest in replying soonest

Thanks and may God bless you.Yours, faithfullyMiss Ezabel Daniel
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