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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: Anna Williams <ann.will740@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: anna_ivi231@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 23:59:02 +0300 (MSK)
Subject: ANNA WAITS TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW


FROM MISS ANNA IVI
COTE D'IVORIE.


Dearest One,

l am Miss Anna lvi ,19 yrs old,l know that we have not met before but the spirit of God touched me to contact and tell you about my plight here believing that you will open your mind and assist an orphan like me going through troubles here.
l was in the High School in Ghana studying Mass Communication.My father Late Mr.Walter Williams was a Cocoa Merchant here in Cote d'lvoire before his sudden death. l have been a pet to my parents and they took good care of me as the only child of the family,things were moving fine for us until the sudden death of my Father on 20th March 2004 in a private hospital.But two days to his death,he called me privately in the hospital and gave me some documents,he told me that he deposited 6million USD in a Bank in Abidjan.He was saying as if he will die,l was very shocked,and he continued that l should find a honest person from another country to assist me recieve this money to his account in the person's country for me to invest and continue life,finally he said that this the only treasure he kept because the hospital bill took everything.
The doctor finally told us that he died out of Food Poisoning,this news caused a heart attack to my Mother and she died on 7th December 2005.l have no other place to go because my Uncle pursed me away and was after my life,he even took over my father'property in Duala City.
So l decided to seek assylum at the refugee camp in Abidjan when there was a heavy crisis here,l am still now in the refugee camp looking for a honest person that will assist me in recieve this money into his bank account in his country and,then send some money to me to come over and continue my Education.l will not hesistate to send to you the documents of the funds as soon as l recieve your e mail.
l have told no body about this until l saw your profile and something in me touches me to tell you hoping that you assist me and take care of me.And l believe that you will assit me.l will give you 15% of the total money for your kind assistance,because l want this money to leave here due to some political crisis going on now and my Uncle's pursuit to kill me and inherit the money.
Please if you are interested, you need to reconfirm to me the following information:
1. If you will remain sincere to me throughout and after this transaction?

2. If the 15 percentage which I offered you is acceptable by you so as to avoid any aguement when the fund arrived to your account,

3. Your full name and address

4.Your private telephone number

5.If you will mantain the confidentiality of this transaction?

6. Reply me in my private email address anna_ivi231@hotmail.com


l wait to receive your reply to my mail so that i will give you more information about the fund. May God Bless you for your understanding.

NOTE PLEASE TRY TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION VERY CONFIDENTIAL BETWEEN US FOR SAFETY OF THE INVESTMENT. Eagerly Waiting for your urgent response.




Thanks.
Anna lvi Williams


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