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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: Florence Gaasu Kormon <florence.zarki@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: florencegaasuk@yahoo.gr
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:00:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I need your help


I need your help,

I
apologise for intruding into your privacy.Please,don't be angry with me
if you see this message in SPAM of your mailbox, it will be because I
sent it with low internet connection.

I am writing this mail to
you with tears and sorrow from my heart.I will really like to have a
good relationship with you, and i have a special reason why i decided
to contact you.

I decided to contact you because of the urgency
of my situation here ,I am Miss Florence Gaasu 22years of age,
single A God- fearing girl, fair in complexion from Liberia, daughter of Late Dr,winfred Kormon Gaasu the deputy Minister for Land Transport under the leadership of president Charles Taylor who is now in exile after many innocent soul were killed,My father was killed by
government of Charles
Taylor,he accuse my father of coup attempt.I am constrained to contact
you because of the maltreatment I, am receiving from my wicked uncle.

He
planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from
me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father.Meanwhile I wanted
to escape to the Europe
but He hide away my international passport and other valuable
travelling documents. Luckily He did not discover where I kept my
father’s File which contains important documents.

So I decided to run to the refegee camp where I am presently seeking asylum
under the United Nations High Commission for the Refegee here in near
by country Sènègal. I wish to contact you personally for a long term
business relationship and investment assistance in your Country.My
father of blessed memory deposited the sum of $3.8M ( Three Million
Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars ) with my name as the next of kin.

I will like
you to call me through the Rev,office no: ( +221-77 3038 462
) Rev Barabbas Koba, when you call,tell him that you want to speak with
me,so that he will send for me in the hostel i will tell you more about
my self.you can call me around 1.00 GMT

However, I shall forward
you with the necessay documents on confirmation of your acceptance to
assist me for the transfer and investment of the fund.As you will help
me in an invsetment, and i will like to complete my studies, as i was
in my ist year in the university, when the crisis started.It is my
intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your
services and the balance shall be my investment capital.

This is
the reason why I decided to contact you.Please all communications
should be through this email address only for confidential purposes.As
soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I will
put things into action immediately.

In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an
urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this
transaction sincerely. i am staying at the female hostel.

Awaiting
your urgent and positive response.Please do keep this to yourself and
every cummicationshall be made throuh this email address alone for
comfidetial purpose and you should notdisclose it till i come over,once
the fund has been transfered.

before I will tell you the
procedures on how we are going to recover my late father's fund in the
bank,I need to have your information's which i will forward to the bank
so that whenever you contacted them as my foreign partner they will
reply you immediately.
Your full name.......?
Your full address......?
Your telephone number.....?
Your nationality......?

May GOD in his infinite mercy continue to bless and prosper you as i wait impatiently to hear from you.I will send you my
pictures to you in my Next Mail
Yours Faithfully and Sincerely,
Miss Florence Gaasu.



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