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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: <st_martinsa01@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:14:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.
Email :st_martinsa01@yahoo.co.jp

Dear Respectful one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am (miss) STELLA MARTINS the only Daugther of late Mr. and Mrs. MARTINS ABIBAS . My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by
his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on December 29 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of ten million, five hundred thousand united state dollars
(USD.10,500,000) deposited in one of the Security Finance Company here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only Daugther for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund as family valuables.
I am now looking for a worthy and God fearing person who will help me to retrieve the box that contains the money in Europe( Spain) and invest it under his care as i am an ignorant of investment.

For your information , the security company did not know the real content of the box and I don't want them to know until we retrieve the money from their custody and transferred it to your account. As it was deposited as family valuables for security reasons.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a good foreign partner in a country of my choice who will assist me for investment purpose.
I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways:
(1)To stand as my late father's foreign partner before the security company.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 21years.
(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a residence permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful clearing of the fund from the security company.
Furthermore, Please indicate your interest for I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen(14) days from the day you signify your
interest to assist me.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bles
Best regards,
Miss STELLA



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