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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: <zainob09@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:00:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest Beloved One

From Miss Zainob Madou.
Lot 45 rue 15,Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire.


Dearest one,

After much consideration and prayer i have decided to tell you all about myself because i believe you can be of Assistance to me and my faith and believe in God led me to you. i am the only daugther of my late father Mr Madou from South Africa .My father was a wealthy Cocoa
and Gold merchant in Cote D'ivoire and South Africa before his untimely death.After his bussiness trip to Abidjan the Capital city of Cote D'Ivoire to Negotiate on a Cocoa bussiness, a week after he came back from Abidjan he was Assassinated with my mother by a group of rebels,Which my mother
died instantly but my father died after five days in the hospitals.

I didn稚 know that my father was going to leave me after I had lost my mother. But before he gave up the ghost, it was as if he knew he was going to die. He my father, (MAY HIS SOUL REST INPERFECT PEACE) he disclosed to me that he deposited the sum of $8,500,000 US Dollars ( eigth million
five hundred thousand Dollars) in a security company in Abidjan,Cte D棚voire. That the money was meant for his cocoa business he wanted to invest in Abidjan, Cote D棚voire through,according to my father he deposited the money in a trunk box, but declared it as Ivory, and family
belonging. He simple handed me the key of the consignment box and the document covering it which is the certificate of deposit and the agreement bond made with the security company, and instructed me to seek for a life time investment abroad.

Right Now I am in Abidjan COTE D IVOIRE to locate where the security company is and I have succeded in locating the securiry company here in Abidjan, Cte d棚voire and also confirmed the consignment box with most honest and confidential. I want you to assist me in clearing this fund and
transfer it to your country as a beneficiary of the fund, and also use it for an investment purpose.

I am just 23 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can I completely trust you?
2. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you

Waiting to hear from you so that i can give all the necessary information.

Your's truly,

Miss Zainob Madou.



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