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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: "Miss.Helen Edward" <elizabeth_eh24@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: misshelen_edward01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:15:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From. Miss Helen Edward

From. Miss Helen Edward

Good day and Compliments,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my family, God Almighty will bless and reward you abundantly and you will never regret this.

My family and I are true Christians and we worship God Truthfully.

I got your contact through the Cote d'Ivoire chamber of commerce and industries. I am a female student from University of Cote d'Ivoire, Co Cody campus. I am 23 yrs old. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I will like to build up a solid foundation
with you in time to come if you can be able to help me in this transaction. Well, my father died earlier two months ago and left behind my junior brother, my mother and I; He was a king, which our town citizens titled him for over sixteen years before his death. I was a princess to him and I am
the only person who can take care of his wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is not literate enough to handle my entire father's wealth.

My father left the sum of USD15,000,000.00 dollars (fifteen Million US Dollars) with one Security Company here in Cote d値voire.This money is an accumulated annual payment made to my late father from Shell petroleum development company (spdc) and chevron oil company operating in our locality
for the compensation of youth and the community development in our jurisdiction.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they are planning to do without my consent because I am a female as stated by our culture but even if I am a female, they
forgot that my father stated my name as the next of kin when he lodged the money to the Security Company and that my father still left a son behind who suppose to inherit his wealth.

Now, I urgently need your assistance to retrieve this money from the security company to your own country for investment, I felt happy when I saw your contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely. I am ready to offer you 10% of the total
amount if you can accept to help us in this business and another 10% Annual interest after Income realized from our business for handling this business for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over it. If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting
this fund, kindly reach me.

Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quickly as possible, I will send you my Picture as soon as I hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Helen Edward





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