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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: joel love <miessan_joel@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:55:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: letter of relationship and establishment aid


Thus write me on this email (miessan_joel@yahoo.fr) Avotre Attention, Permettez me to inform you of my wishes of entry in a report/ratio of businesses with you. I think that you are worthy of recommendation of my prayer thus a honourable person of confidence with which I can make deals. Thus I do not have any hesitation in me proud with you for simple and sincere businesses. I am miessan Joel the only son of late of Mr. and Mrs. miessan kouao. My father was a cocoa trader, and gold owner in economic capital Abidjan it of the Ivory Dimension, my father was poisoned by his associates of businesses at the court of one their business trips. My mother died when I was a baby and since then I lived with my father. Before the death of my father at hospital (CHR of COCODY ABIDJAN. DIMENSION IVORY above) it secrèctement called me with the bedside of its bed and indicated to me that it with the sum of ten million, five hundred and thousand American dollars (10.500.000$) in a suspense
account fixes/order in a principal bank here Abidjan, that it put at my name as a its only heir for this funds. He also explained me that it was because of this richness that he was poisoned by his associates of businesses. As it wished as I seek a foreign associate in a country of my choice or I will transfer this money and will employ it in investments such as the real estate or the hotelery. Dear Sir, I seek your assistance in following ways honourably: (1) to provide me a bank account on which this money will be transferred. (2) to be useful to me as a guard of my money since I am only 22 years old. (3) To help me to immigrate in your country with a certificate of residence so that I can continue my studies. Thus known as, Mister I am been willing to offer to you 15% of the total sum in compensation for your effort after the transfer of my money will be carried out on your bank account. Moreover, you will indicate your options to help me Knowing that I have the firm
assurance which this transaction can as quickly as possible be made confidential in manner because I am afraid of associated my father who can assassinated me in my turn, and also taking into account the situation that my country currently presents, the rebellion, the nearest elections, we do not know especially what will occur, I not taken to you of me help. Thank you, that God blesses you immensely, I count on your goodwill and I await your answer. Thus write to me on this email (miessan_joel@yahoo.fr) miessan.joel (miessan Joel)


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