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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: Alina Sutu <alina_salexander008@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: alina_salexander005@yahoo.com.au
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:29:09 +1000 (EST)
Subject: FROM MISS ALINA SUTU .PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME.


FROM MISS.ALINA SUTU ALEXANDER
GLORIOUS CHURCH OF CHRIST
ADDRESS:IMMEUBLE HOSSANA
AVE 14 RUE 12 MARCORY
ABIDJAN D COTE IVOIRE
01 BP ABIDJAN 03


May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the sweet fellowship of the holy spirit be with you in Jesus name Amen. I know that this contact will bring us into an everlasting relationship which will be build upon truth and will be rooted with the fear of God and I want you to know that the death of my parents has been an inspiration for me knowing God.

In brief Introduction, I am Miss. Alina Sutu Alexander, I was born on the 27/08/1987. the only daughter of Mr. Nelson Sutu of Durban Kwazulu-natal in South Africa. my mother is Mrs Fionna Botchkareva Sutu from a city called Krasnogorsk in Russia and I am also single and presently residence with the Glorious church of Christ here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire. My Dad was a gold merchant here in Abidjan before he died along side with my mum on a car accident at Cocody near Rti station.

I lost both parents some years ago on a ghastly car accident and before the death of my Father, he told me as his only daughter that he made a deposit of Ten million ,five hundred thousand United State Dollars.USD($10.500,000) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan,that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. and he further explained That I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management.

The only thing that I needed from you is to provide me with an account where this money will be trasnferred and also arrange for me to come and join you in your country in order to further my education and also I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum. Please the confidentiality of this business is of utmost importance to me.

Before replying to my mail, I will like you after reading this mail talk to the God that you serve to reveal the truth to you and please if you know that you are coming to betray me, stop to avoid the wrath of God falling on you as I have suffered so much in this county where there is war, political crisis and the depose of a toxic waste which have claimed the lives of many people.

Thanks for your understanding.
Miss Alina Sutu Alexander.


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