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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: Janet Molo <janet@gatesfondation10.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:08:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Miss. Janet Molo

>From Miss. Janet Molo
Abidjan City Cote d’Ivoire

May the peace of our lord jesus christ be with you And All Your Entire Family’s, Please I have a problem which I really need your urgent help I really believe that our almighty GOD who directed me to you can not lair to me,

However is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you I am Janet Molo I am 19 years old girl and the only daughter of my late parents Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Molo My late father was a highly reputable business man (a cocoa merchant) he operated in the capital city of Ivory coast during his days My fathers died mysteriously in France during one of his business trips in abroad on 12th.Febuary 2006.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle who travelled with him at that time But GOD knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 4 years old on child birth according to what my late father told me, The time for her delivery was complete and the doctor did not know because according to my father the doctor told them that my mother was not going through labour because according to his own prediction my mother had about one month more to deliver. So before they realise she was on labour it has taken about two days and she became very weak and could not make it during child delivery. Since then my father took me so special.

Before his death on February 12/ 2006 which came to me as surprise I have stooped school because I cant afford to pay for my school fees anymore. why because the way my uncle I am living with is mad treating me very bad, There is this Amount of Money Five Million Two Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars ($5,200,000.00) which my late Father Mr Tobias Molo kept for me in a security company here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire before he was assassinated because of his Cocoa Farm Plantation in Cote D'Ivoire.

My late father was assassinated now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside this country for security purposes. I want you to help me for this matter as I need this money to leave from this country because the money staying in the security company is not giving me any joy. I am explaining my condition to you because of the situation I am facing here in my uncle's house. my uncle don’t know that my father deposited this money in the security company so please I need you to help me to stand as my late father business panther in abroad,

I supouse to take the money by myself but my father was made agreement with the security company that the money will be giving to me when I am 30years old but or I come with soon one that will help me to invest the money so please I need your help please do this for me as you do this our almighty GOD will bless you, Please, I really need your help for this box to bring to you in your country for investment purposes as MY late father advice me as his only daughter to look for a partner in abroad that can help me to invest this money on the followings

1).Telecommunication
2 International School
3 Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer you 10% Of the total fund as soon as you help me the security company deliver the box to you in your country And As soon I hear from you, I will lead you to the security company where my late Father deposited the Trunk box for you to contact them to negotiate how they will bring the box to you to any designation of your choice. Please I want to beg you by the name of our almighty GOD for you to be faithful to me and to tell me that you will not cheat me because I am a small girl. That you will not cheat on me because I will like to come over to your country and finish my school and get a better husband and settle down for my life.

But the most impotant things I need from you is to promise me that you are not going to betray me at the last day why because I never do this business of transition before in my life so I will like you to promise me that you can never cheat me when this money get to your country that you are going to help me to invest the money to any good business which you know that it is very good for both of us

I am waiting to hear from you immediately that you finish with this message so that I can be able to funish you more information’s of this box with the contact of the security company so that you can be in a very good possition to contact them by yourself,

As soon as I hear from you immediately I will send to you my international passport with my national id card to unable you to know who I am very well,

May our almighty god bless you.

>From Your sister in the lord.
Miss Janet Molo





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