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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: "Pas Ban" <pasban0@adinet.com.uy>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:59:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello Dearest, PLS REPLY.

   Hello Dearest, PLS REPLY.

With warm heart I offer my friendship and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past. I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit.
The source through which I got your contact gave me the confidence to contact you for your kind assistance to help us to transfer and secure the (Fourteen Million, Five Hundred thousand US Dollars) I inherited from my late father, for investment in your country.My late father was A Gold and Cocoa merchant here in my country Ivory Coast, before his death, he told me about this money and handed me the deposit documents because our mother died many years ago.
I want to invest this money in your country been peaceful with your honest person and kind assistance And with your experience i think you are in a good position to assist me. And to make arrangement for us to come over to your country with my only younger sister to further our education after the transfer of the money to you with you as our guardian.
Time is not on my side, We are willing to offer you 20% of the total money for your humble assistance. I will appreciate if you can get in touch with me as soon as you receive this letter so that i can give you more information about myself and my proposal and detail process.

Thanks and God bless, I'm looking forward to hear you.

Best regards,

Pas Ban.

  

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