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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: "lukas willson" <lukaswillson2010@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:58:29 -0400
Subject: FROM HOSPITAL


FROM HOSPITAL

Hello,
This is Miss Lukas willson from Trinidad &Tobago.I am writing from the hospital
in Cote D'Ivoire, therefore this mail is very urgent as you can see that I am
dying in the hospital. I was told by the doctor that I was poisoned and has got
my liver damaged and can only live for some months.

I inherited some money ($2.5 Million) from my late father and I cannot think of
anybody trying to kill me apart from my step mother in order to inherit the
money, she is an Ivorien by nationality.

I want you to contact my servant with this informations below:
Mater Augustin Maranatha.
Address: Rue De La Princess L/G 152 Cocody
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
Tel 225-67507672
Email maranathaaugustin@gmail.com
He will give you the documents of the money and will direct you to a well known
lawyer that I have appointed to him, the lawyer will assist you to change the
documents of the money to your name to enable the bank transfer the money to
you.

This is the favour I need when you have gotten the money :-

(1) Give 10% of the money to my servant, Mr Augustin as he has been there for me
throught my illness and I have promised to support him in life. I want you to
take him along with you to your country and esterblish him as your son.

(2) Give 10% of the money to Charity Organisations and Churches on my name so
that my soul may rest in peace.
Note;This should be a code between you and Mr Augustin in this transactioin
"Hospital" any mail from him, the barrister he will direct you to, without this
code "Hospital" is not from the barrister, Augustin, the bank or myself as I
don't know what will happen to me in the next few hours.
(3) the lawyer's name is Mc Lambert Adams. And Let Augustin send you his
National ID as he has no passport to be sure of whom you are dealing with.
Augustin is so little therefore guide him.

And if I don't hear from you, I will look for another person or an organisation.

May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish.
Pray for me always.
Lukas Nanda Willson.


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