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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: "Naomi Doudou" <naom222ng@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:40:56 +0200
Subject: GREETINGS FROM NAOMI


GREETINGS FROM NAOMI
Dear respected one,

My name is Mss Naomi Boga Doudou the daughter of the Interior Minister Emile
Boga Doudou of Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory coast) who was killed in the September
19,2002 mutiny that equally lead to the death of former military junta
Robert Guei. You can find on web page. Ivory Coast Rebel Uprising Spreads.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/09/21/ivory/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2268718.stm

My mother died just last year due to heart attack. I want you to assist me
transfer Nine Million,Five Hundred Thousand US dollars(US$9,500,000)left in
a fixed/ suspense Account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan by my
late father. I am looking for a God fearing person to help me.I want to
transfer this money abroad and use it for investment purpose out side
this country.

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
1) To serve as my foriegn investor/guardian for transfer to your account.2)
To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education
3)To help me invest the money in a profitable ventures in your country. And
i am prepared to give you 20% of the total money as commission for assisting
me.

I wait your kind response,
Best Regards
Naomi Doudou.

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