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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: "nelita alomebe" <missnelita5@gala.net>
Reply-To: miss.nelita7@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:13:07 +0000
Subject: Miss Nelita Alomebe


From:Miss Nelita Alomebe
Address:015 BP 258 Abidjan 015,
Cote d'Ivoire.


My life has gone into misery.In the western part of Africa is where I meet a
hell in my life. 15th march 2008 later in the night the murderers came
without a pity without a mercy they killed my father in front of me.My
father was a wealthy alluvial gold dust magnate.The trouble began early
2007,when my father's associates started suspecting that my father was not
giving proper accounts of alluvial gold dust sold.This mistrust deepens
between January/fabruary 2008 when they discovered a very big sum of money
my father deposited with a security company here in ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.As
a result of this discovery and the enviness of the money , he was killed by
his associates.Before this, he revealed to me the reasons of his being
hated.He directed me where to get the documents of the said deposit, he told
me that he enrolled my name as his next of kin/beneficiary for the deposit,
being the only child. He advised me that I should not stay in the country
because his enemies might equally kill me to reap all his wealth.Hence my
mother died of cancer when I was four years old. He instructed me that if he
dies, that I should wait till I get married or look for a foreign partner
who will help me to move the money abroad and the person will help me to
invest the money in his or her country.
My father finally died on 15th of march 2008 and since then I was out of
school and went into hiding because of my father's associates. All the
relevant documents of the $8.2 (eight million two hundred thousand dollars)
that was deposited in a security company are intact with me now.Am twenty
(20years) old girl and the only surviving daughter of late Mr Alomebe Eric.
Please I would like you to assist me as urgent as you can before they kill
me and made away with this fund deposited with a Security Company.

The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a sincere
desire of your humble assistance in this regards. I therefore appeal to you
to find somewhere in your heart to assist me dearly! I wish to invest under
your care please.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. But
permit me to ask these few questions:

1. Can you honestly help me as you would do to your own relation?
2. Can I completely trust you as a reliable person?
3.What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after
the money has been moved to you?

Please contact me immediately with the E-mail address and include your
contact
details in your response to enable me send you all necessary details as
regards to the procedure of securing the consignment out from the security
company and moving it to you immediately. Please be rest assured that this
transaction is 100% risk free. My Private

I will be expecting your soonest reply as soon as you get through with this
mail of progress.And please treat as highly confidential.

Thanks and God bless you
best regards

Miss Nelita Alomebe

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