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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: Emanuela Fofana <emmfof5@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: emmfof@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 18:41:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hi

abidjan Ivory Coast
west africa.
kindly reply me through this my private Email:

My Dear ,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am Miss Emanuela Fofana the only daughter of Mr&Mrs Fernard Fofana who was a rich, famous and wealthy cocoa merchant and Gold dealers based in abidjan ,The economic capital of Ivory Coast. I am seeking your
attention to help me transfer the sum (USD 5,500,000.00)Five million five hundred thousand United State American dollars into your account for an investment purposes,Such as real estates and stock markerts,as this money was deposited with my name in the bank as next of kin before the sudden death
of our father.

So why I contacted you is to help me invest this money in your country for me, and help me to continue our education,also you will help me to get our resident permit in your country.as we will need your urgent help to transfer this money out of africa because of my uncle who killed my father is
after my live because of this money.
Please dear, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as a made of compensation for your urgent assistance to me .please kindly call me immediately you got this mail with this telephone number of the Revrend Father where i am staying number for more important details.(Rev BLESS JACKIS)
fell free and contact the rev and ask of miss Emanuela Fofana

Awaiting your immediate response via this email address :


God bless you.

Miss. Emanuela Fofana





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