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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 angela tchaiban <missangelatchaib@att.net>
Reply-To: missangelatchaiban@mail2world.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:53:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GREETINGS FROM: MISS ANGELA TCHAIBAN,



GREETINGS FROM: MISS ANGELA TCHAIBAN,
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE.
 
DEAR.
WITH HONOUR,FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN YOU,I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AND REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR MUTUALBENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP.I AM ANGELA TCHAIBAN EDWARD.THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR & MRS TCHAIBAN EDWARD,
 
MY LATE FATHER WHO UNTIL HIS DEATH WAS SPECIAL ADVICER ON POLITICAL-SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MATTERS TO THE PRIME MINISTER  OF COTE D'IVOIRE GUILLAUME SORO.WAS ASSASSINATED IN 2007 THE INCIDENT OCCURED DURING A NATIONAL RECONCILIATION PROGRAMM  ORGANISED BY "U.N"  AND "A.U" IN BOUAKE TO RESTORE PEACE AND TOTAL RECONSILIATION BETWEEN THE REBELS AND ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN COTE D'IVOIRE  BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELLECTION.
 
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN 2007 HE GAVE ME SOME DOCUMENTS HE USE IN DEPOSITING THE SUM OF FOUR  MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS($4.3M)LEFT WITH FINANCE BANK HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE.
 
HE TOLD ME ALSO THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING THE FUND. HE ADVISED ME TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THE FUND FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.
 
I AM HUMBLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS:
 
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED.
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS MONEY SINCE I AM 19 YEARS OLD.
 
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY,SECURE RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME AND INITIATE THE TYPE OF VIABLE VENTURES TO INVEST.
 
I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL MONEY FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE FUND IN YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT WHILE WE SHALL DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE IN PROFITS THAT ACCRUE FROM EVERY INVESTMENT.
 
I HEREBY  AWAIT FOR YOUR URGENT MAIL AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS PROPOSAL.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MISS ANGELA TCHAIBAN.
 
 
 

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