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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: Vivian Jo <vivian_jo4@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: vivian_johnson21@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:43:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Hello


Hello
How you are along with your family? It is good for writing today nevertheless, is not neither obligatory nor of no way force to me to go against its will. My name is vivian johnson. I tomorrow 23 years, the unique daughter and the son of the head (It barks) Mr bamba johnson.
My father was a gold miner of great reputation in the Ivory Coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously during one of his trips of businesses nevertheless, its sudden death was tie or rather it suspects that it has been devised by my uncle who traveled then with him. But God knows the truth!
My mother died when I was still a boy and, since then, my father took to me so special. Before its death, the speaker asked the secretary accompanied who it to the hospital and he said to him that left in one of the main ones of the Bank has the sum of,00 here US$10,500,000, in Abidján, the Ivory Coast. Also it said to him that the money deposited in my name and, finally, issued an instruction in writing to its lawyer who says is in possession of all the necessary means and legal documents in relation to this bottom and the bank. I am only 20 years and student of a university and really does not know what to do.
Now I want an account in the outside where it can transfer this money in, this must to that I have undergone a great amount of reverses as a result of the continuous political crisis here in the Ivory Coast and of the familiar problems that made me flee from house of my late father and it hid in a local hotel for the security of my life of the evil hand of my uncle which they kill father and some other members of the family which they are my life, because after that money.
The death of my father really brought pain and to back down life again. Queridísimos, I am in a sincere desire of its urgent attendance in this
Respect. Beloveds, their suggestions and ideas will be very necessary, please, permítame to say to him what I want that you want to do by me.

1. You will help me to negotiate lucrative and legal for the investment when the money is reversed wisely, as you know that I am only one girl and do not have investment knowledge.

2. You will help me to assure a permission permanent residence in his country, for me to come above and to continue my education, whereas you will be careful of the investment that will be created by you. Most important of all he is so that you are a good partner, when the money arrives at its country.

I am arranged to give 15% him of the total of money after the money has been transferred successfully to its banking account in its country by its attendance and 5% in the case of expenses that has done during the process of the transference. To accept this supply by you. Please, It considers this and to return as soon as it is possible.

Thanks to be there for me.

Kindly,
vivian johnson


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