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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: elizabeth tanji <elizabethtanji02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: elizabethtanji@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:44:39 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: INQUIRY......INQUIRY!!




Good Day to you,

Introduction ; I am Elizabeth Emen Tanji.

Is my pleasure to introduce myself, i am 30yrs old the only duaghter of late Mr & Mrs Emen Tanji, A famous and wealthy cocoa and gold merchant dealers base in Conakiy, the econimic capital of Guinea-Conakry, A Nationaritly of Liberia living now in this country Cote D'Ivoire , Under political asylum, my father died recently for the course of wounds sustained during Guinea-Conakry Political crises. My Father disclosed to me before his suddenly death in one private hospital here in Abidjan that he deposit of $7.800 millions US with 75kg of Gold in a finance security company here in Cote D'Ivoire, and he told me to look for an individual foreign whom i would introduce as his foreign partner, who will help me to claim the truck boxes out and help me to invest with it there in his country for the safety of my life, due to this agreenment lay down by my late father with the company is that without me coming with a foreign partner they should not answer my
request, which are my reason why i needed a honest trust worthy who i would introduce to the security company to help me claim the truck boxes out of their hand there in your country, and he or she will be giving me interest out of the total amount as will be agreed after the investment.

In my heart i will give you 15% of the total sum stands as your commission as soon as the money is out of the security company in africa and i also set aside 5% for any expenses that might be incurred you during the course of this transaction for the claiming of the two truck boxes.

NOTE-- my most need is guarantee my safety in coming to your country as i will be relocating. Please your interested respond ASAP.

My Regards.

Elizabeth tanji.

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