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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:
Date:
Subject: Dr Daniel Nando

Dearest, =20
=20
I am Dr.Daniel Nando. I am a medical doctor in a private hospital in Ab=
idjan Town (Ivory Coast W/Africa). I got your email contact through a c=
hamber of commerce website and will like to explain to you about a tran=
sfer of consignment which I hope you can assist us and which will benef=
it both of us.=20
=20
I have a patient, a Sierra Leonean woman who was on admission for some =
weeks in my hospital for an ill health. As a matter of fact, one night =
this woman called my attention and began to tell me her situations, she=
explained that she had to flee her country with her only son because h=
er late husband a military officer died in a rebel conflict in his coun=
try and since then her husbands immediate younger brother had been thre=
atening to eliminate her and the life of her only son because one Certi=
ficate of Deposit.=20
=20
As a matter of fact, she could not bear it any longer and she manage to=
flee through a neighbouring country with the certificate of deposited =
of box, deposited in the security company which was declared as family =
valuable and traced in Ivory Coast West/Africa,=20
she confidently informed me that the content of the deposited box in th=
e Security company was physical cash of $15. Million (USD) and that the=
husband did it in such a way, because the military body have once trai=
led the account of her late husband in a bank and confiscated all his d=
eposited money. She now requested to seek a honest foreign partner who =
will assist in the transferring of the sealed box (money) out for her, =
for an investment as a life time insurance for her and the only son.=20
=20
I accepted and requested for a proof and she provided the Certificate o=
f Deposit which was clear and legitimate and is in my procession now. I=
even made an enquiry from the Security Company here in Ivory Coast and=
confirmed that such sealed box was deposited on 12th November, 2001=20
=20
Name of Security Company: Overseas Credit Commission=20
Name of Depositor: Vincent Kamara=20
Item: metallic box=20
Security Code: mam/st/b8/cc/00111=20
Deposit code: yxz/ccp=20
=20
I have accepted to assist her and to contact a genuine foreign partner =
who can also consider to help as well. She also promise to give us 40% =
of the total amount of the money if we assist well,=20
=20
If you accept to be part of this transaction, please don't hesitate to =
contact me through this alternative email address (danielnando111111@ho=
tmail.co.uk) with your Country of Origin and private phone number=20
=20
Thank you for your Cooperation.=20

You=92re sincerely,=20

Dr. Daniel Nando


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