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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: patricia usomine <pattricia26@att.net>
Reply-To: pekkypat@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:51:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: from patricia


I hope that  I am not embarrssing you with this mail because you did not
expect it or know me before but kindly be rest asured that I have
irresistible urge to write it to you.
 
I am patricia usomine. 20
years old girl from liberia
and the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs jason usomine the former
president of Cote'd Ivoire chambers of Cocoa & Coffee Deallers
Association in cote'd ivoire.
 
My late father was very wealthy
cocoa & coffee dealler here in cote'd ivoire, my mother died of
cancer when i was 4 years old  and my father was poisoned to death by
his political members,  when my late father knew that he is not going to
survive, he gave me his fix money deposited document (3.5musd)three
million five hundred thousand dollars that he deposited here with one of
the reputable bank here and asked me not to let 
anybody to know about it rather i should look for a foriegner that will
help me invest the money wisely out side this country.
 
as i'm
contacting you right now, the people that  killed my father is after my
life now to make sure that our family are drastically wipped off,
infact, as  i am writing to you now I am in hidding here.
 
please
all I want you to do for me is to step forward as my father's business
partner so that we can wildraw this money, from the reputable bank here,
I have the document and all the necessary
 information to back you
up, in other for the bank to forward the sum to you in your country
 
 please
if you can help to secure my life and my fund to your country
 I
will sincerely give you 20%, and 5% for the ophans, and i will come over
to your country to further my education and use the rest of the money 
for any  investement prefared by you in your
country.


contact me on patriciausomine@yahoo.com
 
your
sincerely
patricia usomine

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