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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 Esther Abdul <e_abdul2@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: e_abdul3@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:48:43 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Miss Esther Abdul


From Miss Esther Abdul
Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire

Dearest one

I know my message will come to you as a surprise since I don’t know you in
person or met with you before, but all the same I decide to contact you for
friendship and assistance. I am of believe that you would be obliged to
come to my assistance after hearing about my situation.

It is highly regrettable writing to you now not minding the circumstances
that pervaded around me here in Abidjan since we do not know before.

My name is Miss Esther Abdul, I am the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs
George Abdul, My father was an engineer and a contractor with the
Government of Cote D'Ivoire before he was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business, I lost my mother on the 21st October 2008 of cancer illness, since then my father took me so special because I am motherless and the only child.

Before the death of my father some months ago in a private hospital here in
Abidjan He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum
of us$ 12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United States Dollars) left in a
suspense account in a bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as the
next of kin in deposit of the money.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates and that I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use
it for investment purpose, (such as real estate management)and also for the
continuation of my studies

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in transferring this money
out of this country to your bank account in your country I will give you
20% of the total sum.

Looking forward to your reply and God bless you.

Yours sincerely
Miss Esther Abdul




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