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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: LILLY RUBEN <lilly.ruben01@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: lilly.ruben@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 03:25:54 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From: Miss. Lilly Ruben



From: Miss. Lilly Ruben
City: Cocody, Abidjan
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
E-mail: lilly.ruben@hotmail.com
 
Hi Dear,
 
Introducing myself to you, I am Miss. Lilly Ruben, 20years old, am the only daughter/child of late Chief and Mrs Ruben. I wish to request for your urgent assistance in this noble transaction, I wish to invest in Manufacturing and Real Estate Investment in your country. I have the sum (Nine Million, Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). US$9,600,000.00 to invest in this transaction and I will require your urgent assistance in receiving the money into your account in your country. I will gladly give you 20% of the total sum for your assistance and mapped out 5% for any expense you might make during the transfer of the money to your account, like telephone calls, transportations and etc…Then 75% of the money will remain for my investment which you will negotiate for me in your country.
 
Please it is important for you to contact me immediately through my private email: lilly.ruben@hotmail.com, for further explanation and more details. Also remember to send me your full information, so that I will submit it to the Bank and thereby well introduce you to the Bank as my legal guardian and family trustee manager who will assist me in transferring the money overseas for investment purpose. Waiting for your urgent response, and God bless you.
My Regards,
Miss. Lilly Ruben

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