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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: Josepine Kerekou <jose202ke@att.net>
Reply-To: jose201@cantv.net
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:38:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From :Miss Josephine Kerekou,






From :Miss Josephine Kerekou,
Good Day,
 
My name is Miss Josephine Kerekou, the only daughter of late Mr.
Aruna Kerekou, of the blessed memory My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant
in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, my father was poisoned to death
by his business associates in one of their outings on a business trip. My mother
died when I was a baby and since then, my father took me so special.

 
 Before the death of my father on January 2007 in a private
hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that
he has the sum of Five Million Five hundred thousand United States
Dollars(5,500, 000) left in a fixed/suspense account in one of the prime banks
here in Abidjan,
that he used my name as his only daughter Josephine as 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 real estate management or hotel
management. I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 21years old

2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to
further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your
country...
 
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as
compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund
into your nominated account overseas and 5% for expense. Furthermore, you
indicate your options towards assisting meas I believe that this transaction
would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist me.
Anticipating
to hear from you soon.
 
Thanks and God bless!
 
Best regards,
Miss Josephine Kerekou

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