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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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Fraud email example:

From: Margaret Daniel <margrddd20@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: margarettdan20@voila.fr
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:55:18 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Miss Margaret Daniel.


From Miss Margaret Daniel.
Abidjan - cote d'ivoire.

Dearest one,
I felt greatly impressed after going through your profile. I have taken my time to pray before i tell you about this. I want you to understand that my contact with you is not by accident. It is true that we have not known each other for the first time but just getting to know one another which i strongly believe that it will take us to great relationship financially and otherwise. Before i continue with my discussion with you, let me introduce myself in details. Since i am still a little girl and don't know much about this transaction, i am counting on your ability to assist me, all i need from you is your honesty and assure me that you will help me to get into school once i join you.
I am Miss Margaret Daniel, 20 year old the first and only daughter of late Mr & Mrs.Daniel. My late father was one of the agriculture producer in my country before the current opposition party to the present government of cote d`ivoire killed him. On the 19th sept 2002 my father/mother including my younger brother was murdered by the unknown rebels during the time they attack our house by shooting and looting, even this is one of the things that contributed to the present political crisis in our country today after they killed some other military leaders. It pains my heart to tell this story but i must to save myself from suffering and sorrow.
God so kind i was not at home when the incident occurred, the plans of the rebels is to kill every members of our family so that no one will rise up to revenge as time goes on. I am in our country without any one knowing it so that the unknown rebels will not get to me and kill me like they killed all the members of our family. Why i am still staying back in our country is to move the total sum of $4.5million u.s.dollars which, my late father deposited in the custody of a leading bank here in abidjan, he deposited the fund in my name as the next of kin before his untimely death.
Before the death of my father, he gave me the covering documents of the fund deposits in the bank, as i am his first daughter and he so much loved me with trust that was why he handed this documents to me for safe keeping. Currently the amount in the bank which i am having the documents is $4.5musd. Right now i will like you to assist me receive the money from the bank as my late father's business partner. I have already talk with one of the bank director that i want to claim the money which my late father deposited under their custody, but he told me that i'm too young to handle such money. That is the reason i'm contacting you to assist me move out this money into your bank so that you will assist me leave this country and to invest the money into any good business investment in your country, also you will help me to join you in your country for me to start up a new life with you there immediately the money gets to you as i am willing to continue with my education
too. Since i am no longer safe as far as this country is concern at the moment, i want to move the money before leaving the country because this money is my last hope and the only future i have now.
I don't know how we will go about these, but i hope hearing from you before i can know which decision to make next. I will like you to stand as my late father's business partner and my guidain, as i will officially introduce you as my late father's business partner to the bank so that they will release the money to you before i come to join you. Like i said, all i need from you is your kindness in all we do, i will be willing to trust all this into your care provided you promise to take good care of the money as soon as the bank move it to your bank account, because i don't have anyone to run to.
Before i even pick you to assist me, i have prayed and slept over it asking the almighty god to provide for me a godly minded person that will assist me in this project. I will give you details of the bank if you are interested to help me receive the money in your account.
thanks and God bless you.
Miss Margaret Daniel



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