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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: gina marie <ginamarie_asso@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:24:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I Have Gone through Your Profile,


With all due respect My Dear,

After going through your profile so i decided to write you.My name is Ms Gina Marie,19years old girl and i am from southern part of Cote D'ivoire,in ivory coast,,

Please my dear,i want to relocate to your country where i can settled down happily because of the political problem that facing us almost 5years now,and since i don't know anybody in your country,that is why i came to make a research on the net to find someone who i can trust with my life and my inheritance,the immediately i came across your email address i choose you,

My only worry is that fact that we do not know ourselves in person .But, I strongly believe that the key to the sucess of this transaction, is mutual trust and understanding,

All you have to promise me is that you will not betray me on this fund USD$6.500.000(Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) immediately it is in your possession,


Meanwhile,the last time i visited the director of the security company where my father kept the metalic box,he told me that due to agreement my late father had with their company the box that contains the (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) could not be released to me,unless i should appoints my late father foreign partiner as to enable them released the box to the person,that is why i am contacting you.

Please i wish to request for your assistance and i am ready to offer you 10% of the total money while the rest will go for investment which you will help me to decide,

Actually,i know that We do not know one another neither have we met before,but I am only seeking that you be compassionate with me because I am really facing a difficult moment here in Cote D'ivoire as my life has not been the same ever since the death of my parents,

I want to invest the money in your country under your care and guidance while further my education in your country without even coming back to my continents at least to forget what happened to my parents,,

I wait to hear from you as to enable us procced,

Gina ,




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