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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: susna abdul toure <sustoure11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <miss_susan121@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:18:24 +0000
Subject: From Miss Susan



From Miss Susan Abidjan Ivory Coast
Dear Respectful, Warm greetings to you and your family in the name of God. I am aware that this is not a formal approach in starting a relationship, but as time goes on, you will realise the need for my approach. My email to you will come as as a surprise since i don't know you in person. But if this message comes to you out of your wish, i am very sorry. I hope that you will read through this email and understand how difficult things can be for someone in a particular period in life. My name is Susan i am 18years now, i was a student in the University of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire I am the only daughter of late Chief Abdul Toure Some rebel from one part of the government struck our township and killed my parents and my only brother because my father was one of the oppositions to the former president of my country. And before his death he has succeded in saving the sum of Five million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars.USD($5.500,000) in a trunk box consignment deposited in safe Security company here in Abidjan that he decleared and registered this consignment to the company as containg family valuable for security reason during his Cocoa Business, My dad has planed to purchase and import some cocoa processing machines and the development of another factory, unfortunately he did not meet his target before his untimely death. Since security here can not be guaranteed, besides i've lost my family and my father's company was burnt down in that rebel attack. Right now i am in great sufferings and difficulty, Please i am begging you to do me a favor by standing as my guardian and receiver of the consignment on my behalf, or you can stand as my late father's foreign business partner to enable the Company to ship my late dad's consignment over to you in your country. I have suffered in so much pain since i lost my family. So i have decided to go out of this country and invest in your country if you will accept to receive this consgnment on my behalf. I will be investing in industrial production as soon as the Company has made the shipment to you, and you will make an arrangement for me to come over to your country after you recieve the money to start up a new life with you and your family. Please, if you will help me realise this transfer and get me out of this pain, You will have 15% of the total money as compensation for your effort, and another 10% for any money you might spend after a successful shipment by the Company to your country, and that will total your own share of the transfer 25%. Please i am begging you to help me by indicating your interest in your reply to this mail if willing. Thanks and may God bless you have a nice day hope to hear from you soon. Yours Sincerely Miss Susan
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