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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: Lisa Zudo <lisa_zudo00@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrslisa_zudo@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:31:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear beloved one




Dear beloved one
My name is miss lisa zudo i am the only child of late mr and mrs Kone zudo from liberia,my late father was one of the executive member of liberia Army forces now after a series that we have in countary liberia my father died during the war in my countary liberia before he died he called me a week before he died at the hospital were he is receiving treatement and he told me that he dposited the sum of ($6.200.000 U.s,) six point two million U.s Dollars in one of the security company in Ivory coast.

And also my late father give me all the necessary information about the security company were he deposited the money.Me while i am a girl of twenty one years old now please i need a help from you to assist me out from this problem.and to receivemy inheritance in your name from the company so after every thing is over i will come down to your countary and continue my education their with you please try to remember the feeling of an orphan like me, and also the pains of it.
Please help me out from this.

As soon as the money comes out from the company i was advice by my late father to offer any good samaritan who comes for my help to receive the money from the security company with the compasation of fifteen percentage from the total money.

Please i will like to ask you some question.
(1) Can you help me and look for agood school in your countary?
(2) Will you invest the money in a good business and you will take care of the investement why i will continue my education?
Please i will like to here from you after you might have finish reading this mail.
Thank's
Your's Faithfully,
miss lisa zudo pls this is my box mrslisa_zudo@yahoo.com

My name is miss lisa zudo i am the only child of late mr and mrs Kone zudo from liberia,my late father was one of the executive member of liberia Army forces now after a series that we have in countary liberia my father died during the war in my countary liberia before he died he called me a week before he died at the hospital were he is receiving treatement and he told me that he dposited the sum of ($6.200.000 U.s,) six point two million U.s Dollars in one of the security company in Ivory coast.

And also my late father give me all the necessary information about the security company were he deposited the money.Me while i am a girl of twenty one years old now please i need a help from you to assist me out from this problem.and to receivemy inheritance in your name from the company so after every thing is over i will come down to your countary and continue my education their with you please try to remember the feeling of an orphan like me, and also the pains of it.
Please help me out from this.

As soon as the money comes out from the company i was advice by my late father to offer any good samaritan who comes for my help to receive the money from the security company with the compasation of fifteen percentage from the total money.

Please i will like to ask you some question.
(1) Can you help me and look for agood school in your countary?
(2) Will you invest the money in a good business and you will take care of the investement why i will continue my education?
Please i will like to here from you after you might have finish reading this mail.
Thank's
Your's Faithfully,
miss lisa zudo pls this is my box mrslisa_zudo@yahoo.com


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