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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: "frank useni" <frankuseni1@net.hr>
Reply-To: dr.frankuseni01@yahoo.it
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:24:30 +0100
Subject: KINDEST GREETINGS.


Dear Sir,

I am Senator Frank Useni,Senator of the Federal Republic of Cote D' Ivoire,a senate committee
Member on Dowm stream Petroleum with the upper legislative council in my country. Please I am
interested in purchasing a good living home for my family and more landed property as we are making
plans to relocate to your country due to political threats and also to establish good estate
investments in your country where my research shows there are growing business opportunity. There
are lots of political-treatening/crisis which resulted to my moving the sum of Twenty eight million
USD (USD $28,000,000)to a security company in London United Kingdom through the Guidian Security
Company here in CoteD'Ivoire for self keeping.I will give you their contact details for more
enquiry.

Hence as a serving senator,I am not allowed by law to make an external transaction,we will follow
the legal process to change the ownership of this treasure box to your name. By this way,the
security company will be instructed to ship the treasure box to you without any delay and with part
of this money,you will assist me to acquire properties to enable me and my family relocate to any
good place you can find for us in your country or else where for safety. Contact me for more
details; dr.frankuseni01@yahoo.it May God Bless you,Frank Useni




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