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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: "Raph Larry" <rapheallarry3@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: rapheallarry_2@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:53:02 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM:RAPH LARRY

FROM:RAPH LARRY

My chosen Partner,

Compliment of the season, Permit me to inform you of my desire of going
into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a
surprise, since we have not known or written before.

I want to let you know that is your profile that pushed me to send this
email to you after my three days fasting and praying and I have the full
hope that you will assist me in this trasaction.

My Mother died long ago when she was about to delivered me I am Miss
Raphel Larry, 22 years old as of today, based that I lost my mother so
early my father took me so special, I am the only daughter of my parents.

Introducing my self, I am Raphel Larry 22 years of age the only daughter
of the late Chief and Mrs Robert Larry, My father was a gold and cocoa
merchant based in Togo , Ghana and Cotonou ( Benin Republic ) He was
poisoned by his business associates on one of their business trips.

Before the death of my father on 27th February 2007 in a private hospital
here in Cotonou . He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he
has a sum of USD$3.5M (Three Million five hundred thousand U.S), deposited
in Bank in here in Cotonou, Benin Republic that he used my name as his
beloved daughter for the next of kin in depositing the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use
it for investment purpose such as expansion of his existing cocoa business
and real estate management overseas.

I have made an arrangement with the Local bank manager here on how best to
transfer this money to overseas.

Please I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1- To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can
quietly be transferred into.

2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in the secondary


3)- To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to help me secure a residential permit in your country..

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/ Input after the successful transfer of this fund into
your nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to offset any
expenses we may incure.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I
believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest
possible time if you signify interest to assist me.

Thanks and God bless.


Yours sincerely


MISS RAPHEL LARRY


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