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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 Dimitri <dimitrihelen@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:52:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DEAR SIR/MA


FROM MISS. HELEN ADUM DIMITRI
GLORIOUS CHURCH OF CHRIST MINISTRY
ADDRESS: HOSSANA AVE 14 RUE 12 PORT BOUET
ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE
01 BP ABIDJAN 02



MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE SWEET
FELLOWSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BE WITH YOU IN JESUS NAME AMEN. I KNOW
THAT THIS TIMED CONTACT WILL BRING US INTO AN EVERLASTING RELATIONSHIP
WHICH WILL BE BUILD UPON TRUTH AND WILL BE ROOTED WITH THE FEAR OF GOD
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE DEATH OF MY PARENTS HAS BEEN AN
INSPIRATION FOR ME KNOWING GOD.

IN BRIEF INTRODUCTION, I AM MISS. HELEN ADUM DIMITRI, I WAS BORN ON THE
27/08/1980. THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MR. DIMITRI NELSON OF DURBAN
KWAZULU-NATAL IN SOUTH AFRICA. MY MOTHER IS MRS FIONNA BEHUFF FROM A CITY
CALLED KRASNOGORSK IN RUSSIA AND I AM ALSO SINGLE AND PRESENTLY RESIDENCE
WITH THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE
D'IVOIRE. MY DAD WAS A GOLD MERCHANT HERE IN ABIDJAN BEFORE HE DIED ALONG
SIDE WITH MY MUM ON A CAR ACCIDENT AT COCODY NEAR RTI STATION.

I LOST BOTH PARENTS SOME YEARS AGO ON A GHASTLY CAR ACCIDENT AND BEFORE
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, HE TOLD ME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER THAT HE MADE A
DEPOSIT OF TEN MILLION ,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS.USD($10.500,000) LEFT IN FIXED / SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE PRIME BANK
HERE IN ABIDJAN ,THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE
NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THE FUND. AND HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT I
SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I
WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS REAL
ESTATE MANAGEMENT OR HOTEL MANAGEMENT.

THE ONLY THING THAT I NEEDED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE ME WITH AN ACCOUND
WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRASNFERED AND ALSO ARRANGE FOR ME TO COME AND
JOIN YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY IN ORDER TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND ALSO I
AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU A 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM. PLEASE THE
CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS BUSINESS IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ME.

BEFORE REPLYING TO MY MAIL, I WILL LIKE YOU AFTER READING THIS MAIL TO
TALK TO THE GOD THAT YOU SERVE TO REVEAL THE TRUTH TO YOU AND PLEASE IF
YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE COMING TO BETRAY ME, STOP TO AVOID THE WRATH OF
GOD FALLING ON YOU AS I HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH IN THIS COUNTY WHERE
THERE IS WAR, POLITICAL CRISIS AND THE DEPOSE OF A TOXIC WASTE WHICH HAVE
CLAIMED THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE.

I AM CURRENTLY STAYING WITH MY FATHER'S FRIEND , HE IS A PASTOR OF THE
ABOVE CHURCH AND EQUALLY AWARE OF THE MONEY IN THE BANK . HIS NAME IS
PASTOR EVANS KOFFI.
MAY THE YEAR 2008 BRING YOU
A GOOD TIDINGS IN JESUS NAME AMEN.

YOURS SINCERELY IN CHRIST,
HELEN ADUM DIMITRI.
YOU CAN CONTACT ME ON MY PERSONAL ADDRESS dimitri_helenadum@yahoo.com

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