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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: vivi smith <vivi_smith52@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: viv_smith1@live.fr
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:56:02 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Hello From Vivian Smith


Hello From Vivian Smith
EECI Building, E14 9SR
I know my message will come to you as a surprise.Don't worry I was totally convinced to write you in reference of transfering of USD $15.5 Million to your account for onward investment  industries in your country. I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliable person/company for partnership investments overseas.
I am Miss.Vivian Smith the duagther of late Dr.Phillip Smith a Sierra Leone.. This fund represent the huge Sales of Gold and Diamond he diverted while in office as the Director General of Mining Co-Operation in Sierra Leone ,Late  Dr. Phillip Smith my late father was killed by his business associates because of his business is doing well.
I was told to leave my country to Abidjan the Capital city of Cote D'Ivoire ( formal Ivory  Coast) for my life sake after my mother was killed also, according to the WILL of my late father before his suden painfull death he advise me to look for a  foreigner who will stand as the foreign co-beneficiary of the Fund.Meanwhile, I am writing to know if you can stand as the co-beneficiary of the trunk box, it is here in Abidjan he deposited this said fund in a  Security Company as families valuables.
I got to know about this information and as well recover all the relevant documents regards to the deposit through my late father foreign adviser.If you are thus and truly willing to assist me in transferring of this family valuables kindly write me through my email address ,More information about the lifting of this family valuables legally follows immediately after your positive reply to my private email address at (vvn1@hotmail.fr)
Best regards ,
Miss.Vivian Smith



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