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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 Patricia Daouda <sylvieaea@att.net>
Reply-To: miss.patriciadaouda@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 10:55:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Witam drodzy,


Witam drodzy,

Jaki jest Twój dzien? Prosze wybaczyc mi, gdybym ingerencji w prywatnosc, My name is Miss Patricia Daouda, Wiek 23, wysokosc 5 m 11 cm, waga 58 jestem tylko córka Late Dr.Seydou Daouda z Wybrzeza Kosci Sloniowej w Afryce Zachodniej, mój ojciec byl wlasciciel Daouda Cocoa Industries Limited i byl osobistym doradca naszego bylego szefa panstwa. Zauwazylem, jestes wazny osobowosci przed i zdecydowalem sie z Toba skontaktowac. Prosze bede wiedziec wiecej o Tobie, bo mam ze soba kilka funduszy, które i jak bedzie zainwestowac w dobry biznes z toba. Chcialbym móc szczerze mówiac do mnie tak, ze moge isc do tej inwestycji z toba po mojej stronie i bede takze potrzebowal dobrych rad.
Po pierwsze, bede wiedziec, co robisz dla zycia, pamietaj, ze przykul moja uwage w miejscu, ze wlasnie dlatego i skontaktujemy sie z Toba w pierwszej kolejnosci. Poznasz mnie wiecej jak komunikowac sie ze soba. I wyslac swoje zdjecia do Ciebie.
Dziekujemy za zrozumienie, majac nadzieje uslyszec od ciebie szybko.
 
z mojego serca
Daouda Patricia Miss
 

Hello dear,

How is your day? Please pardon me if i interfere into your privacy, My name is Miss Patricia Daouda, Age 23,height 5 ft 11 inches, weight 58 i am the only daughter of Late Dr.Seydou Daouda from Ivory Coast in west Africa, my father was the owner of Daouda Cocoa Industries Limited and he was a personal adviser to our former Head of State. I observed you are an important personality before i made up my mind to contact you. Please i will like to know more about you because, i have with me some funds which i will like to invest in a good business with you. I wish you could be honest to me so that i can go into this investment with you by my side and i will also need your good advices.
First of all, I will like to know what you do for a living, remember you caught my attention in the site that was why i contacted you in the first place . You will know me more as we communicate along . I shall send my pictures to you.
Thanks for your understanding, hoping to hear from you soon.
 
from my heart
Miss Patricia Daouda
 
 

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