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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: Sonia Hesua <soniahesua2006@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: miss.sonia_1987@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 01:16:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Sonia Hesua


From Sonia Hesua
Block11 kudegra Street
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.

URGENT ASSISTANCE
Dear One,
Good day , I am happy to write this confidential letter to you,this however is not mandatory nor do i in any manner compel you to honour against your will, It was your profile that pesuaded me to seek for your assistance.My name is Sonia , the only Daughter of late Mr.and Mrs.Micheal Didanne Hesua, I am a Liberian living in Cote'd ivoire My father was a business Gold marchant who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in Dubai during one of his business trips abroad on the 10th Jun 2005. Though his sudden death was linked suspected to have been masterminded by his business partner who travelled with him, He was poison. But God knows the truth! and since then my father took me so special. Before his death,he told me that he deposited the sum of Five millon United State Dollars.(USD$5,000.000) Kept in a Metallic Art Box with some Gold inside it, He deposited it in a private security company , which he disguised and declared for me to take care of the fund for my future and that he deposited the fund Box in my name as the next of kin and that the Metallic Art fund Box must be transfered to a foreign Country as i will have to appoint a foreign partner that will stand as my appointed beneficiary before the transfer of this Fund Box.

The deposit document Reciept which I have in my possession carries my name as the next of kin on the document. And i really don't know what to do. This is because i have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of Political Crisis that is going on here in my country between our Gov, and Rebels. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. please, i want your sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. i will offer 20% of the total sum to you for your assistance. this transfer can only take us 4day if you diretly reach incontact with the Security Company. Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible so that i will inform you more details and how you will contact the Security Company on my behalf. Thank you so much and God bless with you,

Best regards,
Miss.Sonia Hesua


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