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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: "rachael seko" <rachael.seko10@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: sekorachael@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:55:41 +0100
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME


*PLEASE HELP ME*
*MISS RACHAEL SEKO*
**
*Dear Beloved Partner,*

*First I must solicite your confidence in this trasaction that involves huge
amount of money.I know business of such magnitude will make one worrisome
but I assure you that everything will end up well at the end of the
day.Before I proccede let me explain my self to you properly.

I am Miss rachael seko, an Angolan by nationality, Christian by religion. I
am contacting to help me based on the problem facing me and my mother now.

My father died as a result of the endless war in my country.I and my mother
migrated to COTE D'IVORE (IVORY COAST)My mother is lying critically sick in
the hospital now.

My late father Engineer.Jeff Seko deposited the sum os $15.000.000 with
one SECURITY COMPANY here in COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST).
The money is contained into a TRUNK BOX and was deposited to the security
company.

My late father made this money when he won the contract to service one of
the oil refinary in our country which you will see the picture below.

Before my father was arrested and killed.He told us that he deposited this
money with one security in Cote d'Ivoire in one of his business trips.

Please make every possibility to reply back to indicate your willingness to
help me.
Looking forward to read from you soon.

I have agreed to give offer 30% of the total amount of the money to you if
you help me secure this money in your country.Again you will help me and my
mother to come over to your country for permanent settlement and invest the
money there in a very lucrative business venture.As well my mother will be
given adequate medical attention.

Thanks
Yours faithfully,
Miss RACHAEL SEKO

*

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