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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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Fraud email example:

From: cm solt <cmsolt@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:18:23 +0000
Subject: to you



good day
My proposal is going to be very surprising since we have had no previous contact. I have your contact address through my desperate search for a trustworthy person or company of investment firms. I'm really sorry to interfere in your mailbox, but I guess you understand.
My name is linda Roseline Mpela, I have 21 years of age living in Ivory Coast. My father was a renowned magnate-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital city of Ivory Coast during his days. Sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on August 7, 2006. Despite his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle who traveled with him at that time. If God knows the truth!
My mother died when I was 8 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before his death in August 2006 7DE, called his secretary who accompanied him to hospital and told him he had a $ 5.5 million U.S. dollars (Five million five hundred thousand dollars) deposited in a fixed deposit account with one of the local banks here in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. They also explain to his secretary that the funds were for investment purpose abroad before he met his untimely death as much as his only child, he used my name as the family of funds. Furthermore he told his secretary to inform me that every time I'm willing to go to claim the funds in the bank and the deposit you should look for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer the money and use it for an investment in this area below:
1). Five star
2). The transport sector
3). Teleco
4) Wealth Management.
Now I want to be very happy and glad if you can help me in clearing this fund into your account abroad for investment on a suggestion from the area mentioned above.
I am a young girl next door I do not know anything about the world's business so I'm going from high school certificate holder and really do not know what to do. I want to make a statement that the fund will transfer. If you are interested in doing this with me, please indicate in answer to my question below.
1. If you honestly help me as my adoptive parent or guardian?
2. yes I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account
Note that you can never fool your mind does not want, I'm just trying to express my current state of life to you like a real man.
Let me know your opinion. Stay in the Lord bless you as I await your prompt response.
Lord bless you

Sincerely, Roseline

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