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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: "daviddaga2010@cantv.net" <daviddaga2010@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:03:19 -0430
Subject: FROM DAVID DAGA AND MY SICK SISTER(LILIAN)

FROM DAVID DAGA AND MY SICK SISTER(LILIAN)
ABIDJAN COTE D`IVOIRE
TELE 0022566324712

DEAR,

MY NAME IS DAVID DAGA. NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE. IAM 19 YEARS OLD, A
STUDENT.I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK. HE DIED DRURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS
IN MY COUNTRY. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH
GOVERNMENT.

MY SISTER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON THE NIGHT OF HER 15TH BIRTHDAY. WE ARE LIVING
IN COTE D'IVOIRE SINCE PAST SIX MONTH. IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY
HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US. MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE OF
MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN FAVOUR OF HIS FORIEGN PARTNER WITH A BANK IN
THIS COUNTRY WHEN HE WAS ALIFE, IN FACT IN A BRIFE I INTRODUTION.

ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THIS MONEY
TOTALING US$ 25,000,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR NOW WE
ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS/HER
ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT. HOWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR
GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE WE
ARE INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE
ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

A DOCUMENT CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR
VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO YOUR
COUNTRY. I AND MY SISTER HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR
YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE
YOUR GENUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER.

SORRY I AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THAT THIS IS MONEY
AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT IS INHERITACE AND LAST HOPE. SHOW YOUR
INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OF ACTION. COTE D`IVOIRE IS NO
LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY. WE LOOK FORWARD FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.YOU
CAN CALL US AT +22566324712

MY BEST REGARDS.
DAVID DAGA AND MY SISTER(LILIAN)

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