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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: "Lorita Manuel" <lorita_manuel@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:38:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: HELLO,GOOD DAY,


HELLO,GOOD DAY,=20
I AM HAPPY TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I BELIVE THAT YOU ARE=
NOT GOING TO BETRAY THE TRUST WHICH I AM GOING TO LAY ON YOU.
=20
MY NAME IS MISS LORITA MANUEL,22 YEARS OLD AND THE ONLY
DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS , MR. AND MRS EDMOND MANUEL. MY LATE FATHER=
MR EDMOND MANUEL DEPOSITED THE SUM OF TWELVE MILLION USD($12,00.000.00=
) IN A FINANCE HOUSE IN LONDON,BEFORE HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED HERE BY AS=
SASSINS IN THE YEAR 2006 FEBRUARY.
MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD.

MY FATHER WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSSINESS MAN(A GOLD MINER & A COCOA S=
EED EXPORTER) WHO OPERATED BETWEEN ABIDJAN AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME AND SECURE THIS FUND AND TRANSFER IT TO YOUR AC=
COUNT IN YOUR CONTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.

I WILL JOIN YOU LATER AND CAN FUTHER MY EDUCATION AND LIVE A NEW LIFE.
I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE FIRM WHERE THIS FUND =
IS ON PHONE AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR MY LATE FATHER'S FOREIGN PARTNER T=
O CONTACT THEM.

PLEASE TELL ME THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION THAT WIL=
L BE GOOD FOR YOUR EFFORT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER?=20

I AM EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.
SINCERELY YOURS,
MISS LORITA MANUEL.

Las mLas m=E1s bellas del planeta, en Miss Mundo 2007 http://www.starme=
dia.com/entretenimiento/especiales/misses.html

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