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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: BLESSING AKINGA <blessingv5w@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: blessing970w@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 02:35:15 +0530 (IST)
Subject: WITH TRUST FROM REBECCA HAMSON


WITH TRUST FROM REBECCA HAMSON
&nbsp;
Dear,
&nbsp;
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you,as I must not hesitate to confide in you on this simple and sincere business .
I am Rebecca Hamson the only surviving daughter of late Mr.and Mrs.Francis Hamson. My father was a very wealthy&nbsp; cocoa/caffee merchant and in Abidjan , the economic capital of&nbsp; Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his&nbsp; business associates on one of their outings on a&nbsp; business trip .
&nbsp;&nbsp;
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on November 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Twelve million five hundred thousand United State Dollars only.USD ($12,500.000) concealed in a trunk box and deposited it with a Security Company in Abidjan which he declare and register as family valuables in depositing the box. He also explained to me that it was because of this money that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer the money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate,hotel management or anyother lucrative investement which I may decide.
&nbsp;&nbsp;
I am seeking your assistance in the following area.
(1) To provide a bank account into which the money would be transferred into .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this money until I finish my education.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to&nbsp; further my education and to assist me secure a resident permit in your country immediately box is transfers to your country.
&nbsp;&nbsp;
Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me to secure and transfer this fund to your account on my behalf and aid me to leave Africa. When I join you, we can then invest jointly in any meaningful lucrative business in your country because this is my only hope in life.
You shall be entitled to a significant portion of the fund which will be deliberated upon your acceptance to this offer. waitting anxiously to hear from you as to discuss modalities of this transaction.
Thanks for your kind attention and expected positive response
Yours Sincerely,
&nbsp;
MISS.REBECCA HAMSON



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