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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: esther barre <esther.barre19@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <esther.barre@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 23:12:08 +0200
Subject: From Esther Barre



From Esther BarreAbidjan Cote D'Ivoire. Dearest One, Greetings in the name of our Almighty God .I am Esther Johnson Barre from Liberia, I apologise for any inconveniences this mail might cause you. I am writing you from Rep of Cote D'Ivoire where I have been taking refuge after the Murder of my parents by the rebels during the renewed fighting in my country Liberia. Because of the war my late parents sold our GOLD shop and took me to a nearby country Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited cash amount of US$5,500,000.00 Million ( Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in his foreign account with one of the bank here in Cote D'Ivoire. I have prayed before contacting you with the trust in God that you will be of help to me to claim the total fund deposit with the bank here. Coupled with instability political situation in this country, I am seeking for your assistance to transfer this money to your account for a good investment project in your country and also relocate me to your country to further my study. I am willing to offer you 10% of the fund for your assistance. Please for your good information this transaction is 100% risk free and in no way connected with any illegal transaction, Please Help me to get out of this terrible situation and Almighty God will bless you. Please, kindly respond immediately you get this mail for more discussion so that I can give you the contact of the bank where the total money is. Best Regards,Miss Esther Johnson Barre
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