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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: Lilian Duke <lilianduke2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lilian_d11@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:16:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Lilian Duke.


From Lilian Duke,
Ivory Coast, West Africa.

Dearest ,

With sincerity, Love and trust , I wish to seek for your assistance to be my foreign partner / guardian and support me to transfer and manage my funds by
investing in profit making ventures like build of company shares in your country. The recent growth of your country Economy and Trade activities impressed me, having thought of how greater the market will look in the next 10-20 years I decide to relocate to your country and have a better future since the Africa environment is not favorable to me.

Forgive me for contacting you through this medium without a formal notification. I know you do not know me before, and this will definitely come to you as a surprise. I got your contact information during my private search for an international businessman who is capable to handle this transaction and my investment in your country.
My name is Lilian Duke, the only dughter of late CHIEF DAVID DUKE. My father was very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when he was alife. I lost my
Mother when I was too young to know my mother, My father took me so special because i am motherles, Now my father was poisoned by his business associates
which he surffered and died.

Before he died in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of Twelve Million USD $12.Million ) he deposited in a suspense account in a bank here in Abidjan, it was the money he intended to transfer oversea for investment before he was sioned. He also instructed me that I should seek for a Foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer the money in oversea account where the money will be save and invested wisely.

Because of the present political crisis here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested whisely. therefore, I am soliciting for your kind assistance to contact the bank were the fund was deposited and provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment in your country. so that you can serve as a guardian of the fund since I am a girl of 21 years old. After the fund is transferred to your country, you make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.

Please observe the utmost confidentiality of this transaction untill we meet face to face in your country I will forward to you all the eveidence of deposit Including my personal photo once I hear from you. I beg to concede 30% of this money to you for your efforts assistance. Pls reply with my private email for more information
May the grace of our almighty be with you.
Remain blessed

Lilian Duke.




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