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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: balikisu moussa <balikisumoussa9@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:13:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dearest one,



Dearest one,

How are you today?
I know that my mail will come to you as a surprise as we have not met before but let me use this oppourtunity to introduce my self more to you and the reason why i contacted you.promise me you will not let me down and also to trust you.

My name is Balikisu Moussa, I am 23 years of age, the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Moussa, from sierra leone.
My father, before his death was a prosperous Cocoa and Gold merchant in my country before his untimely death, after his business trip to Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire, to negotiate on a Cocoa and Gold business he wanted to invest in Abidjan -Coted'Ivoire.

My mother died when I was little ,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on 13th April 2003 he told me that he has the sum of twelve million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$12.700.000) deposited in a trunk box in security company in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, that he wanted to use this fund to invest his cocoa business in Ivory Coast.

Before the death of my father he instructed me that i should look for a foreighn partner of my choice whom i could trust for security reason.And i have choosed you and also i pray that God should guild us through this transaction.

I am just 23 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do.Now I want you to help me claim this box to your country as my late fathers foreighn parthner in overseas for an investment in your country because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.
I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:
1. Can you honestly help me.
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. I have already maped out 15% for you and 5% for any espences that acguired in this transaction.
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as posible
balikisu_moussafr@yahoo.com

Thank you so much and God bless you.

My sincere regards,


Miss Balikisu Moussa.



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