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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: Helen Edward <mshelenedward021@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mshelenedward@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 10:33:50 +0100
Subject: From Miss Helen Edward



From Miss Helen Edward
The Faith Ministry Int'l44 Freetown RoadIvory Coast
Greetings,
I am Miss Helen Edward from Ivory Coast. I am 22 years old, university undergraduate the only daughter of my Late parents Mr & Mrs Anderson M Edward .My late father was a government building contractor and also he was into Estate Management before his untimely date.

My mother died after a Fibriod operation she had when I was at the age of 10 years and My late father was poisoned to death during his visit to our home town for a family meeting 8 July 2006 . Before the death of my late father in a private hospital he called by his bedside and he told me that he deposited the sum of 6.8 usd (Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a Security Company here in Ivory Coast of which my name was used as the next of kin.
Due to the political problem here and the reason behind my parents death I will not wish to stay here again for now. Please I am asking for your kind assistance to help me transfer this money into your account so that I can join you after the transfer to continue my education in your country.

The death of my parents really brought sorrow and setback to my life and I wished to stay under your care with your advise please. I am in a sincere need of your kind assistance ,again It is the fear of betrayal from anyone around me here that confirms my decision to contact a neutral person like you, Please I am in a sincere need of your kind assistance and I promise never to let you down.

I am willing to offer you 35% of the total amount for your kind assistance. I need your full contact informations (Name,Address and telephone number) I will give you more details and on how to bring fruitful of this transfer upon your immediate reply .
Warmest Regards,Miss Helen Edward.
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