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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: <alice4u01@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: alice4u1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:02:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Read and understand,

Dearest,
I am Alice Robouth from Ivory Coast. please it pleasess me to tell you my problem which i want you to help me out,i am an ophan being that i lost my Mother. and my Mother was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until her death.

And my father was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he made a deposit of seven Million USA Dollars ($7,000,000.)here in Ivoiry coast in a security company .He intended to send me out of africa to continue my education and also to start a new life
since my mother is also not alive and he too don't have time because of his business.

Please, i want you to help me retrieve this Box which contens this money from the SECURITY COMPANY to your country or any safer place so that i can come to your country and join you, to continue my education and also for better investment of this money as you know this money is my only hope
of life ,this is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me indicate your interest in replying soonest.
Thanks and best regards .

Alice Robouth



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