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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: faithmartins2@live.fr
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:22:23 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please I Need Your Help

Dearest One,

I hope all is well over there in your country. If so, thanks be to God almighty. My name is Faith martins, my father was a highly reputable business man (a cocoa merchant and suppulier of agro allied material ) who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he
passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad in february last year.

Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by my uncle who travelled with him at that time. But God of Ifeoluwa knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special.

Before his death on february last year, he told me about the sum of five million, Five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$5.500,000) deposited in a fix deposit account here in Abidjan Ivory coast West Africa, He used my name being the only child as the next of kin or benefficiary to
the fund but base on a condition that i must have to reach atleast the age of 26years or present my husband or a trustee who must not come from this country, because he believe that they are evil and want him dead.

I have in my possesion the deposit document which the bank gave to my late father when he deposited the money. I really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought
sorrow to my life.

I am in a sincere desire of your assistance in this regards.I will like you to help me and contact the bank as my trustee for the claim of this fund so that i can come over to your country and continue my Education there while you look for a very good lucretive bussiness you can invest on since
i am still too young to handle a business that will need such huge amount of money.

Since the death of my father,things has not been easy for me due to my uncle who killed my father also wants to eliminate me because of my fathers landed properties inorder to claim them,I managed to escape from my fathers house to a nearby town where i was hiding in one of my old school friend
house but presently,base on my life and security i am now in a refugee camp because he is still seriously insearch of me. As soon as i hear from you i will forward the contact of the bank and the Deposit certificate.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly and willingly help me as your sister/daughter?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question

will be good for me after the money is in your country? Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Thank you so much,please i will need your reply immidiately.

My sincere regard
Faith Martins




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