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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 Stella Moroba" <songrf@bjlbs.com.cn>
Reply-To: "Miss Stella Moroba" <stellaadickson77@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 9:01:58 +0800
Subject: HeLLO Dear

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Attention: My Dearest One,I hope that I am not embarrassing you with this mail because you did not expect it or know me before. But kindly rest assured that I have irresistible urge to write it believe me, the mail is an indication of love for you and happiness I shall always wish you to help me secure my inheritance. I am Miss Stella, Moroba. 20 years old and the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs. Joseph Dickson Moroba, the former president of Cote D'Ivorian chambers of Cocoa &amp; Coffee Dealers Association.My late father was very wealthy cocoa &amp; coffee dealer my mother died ten years ago and my father was poisoned to death by his political members .before his death my father told me that he made the next of kin of a money, he deposited the sum of $9.5million us dollars only. In the bank here in Accra Ghana where I am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee herein Accra Ghana.I went to the bank and confirm that my father really make me the next kin of this money, Now I want to transfer the money into your account in your country because the people that killed my father is after my life now to make sure that our family are drastically wiped off .infect as I am writing to you now I am in hiding here.please if you can help to save my life and transfer this money to your account, i will like you to be polite to the bank of deposit outfit.I am deeply interested to offer to you 15% from the total money that is involved for transferring the money into your own designated account again i will handle this money over to you to invest it for me wisely ,as you know , this is the highest confidence and trust any person can repose on the other especially when it is considered that we did not know ourselves before then you are expected to display high degree of maturity sensible , responsibility, and understanding in handling this information so that our family enemies will not know that I am around .In getting me through your information’s. Please i want this transfer to be done as soon as possible because of the Crisis in my country now.I will give you every details about the bank here in Ghana for the transfer to carry on to your account. After you have indicated your interest and willingness to help me out of this problem to secure the money for a proper investment in your country, while i continue my education. Please write to me as fast as to acknowledge this mail and thanks in anticipation. For the confidentiality of this transaction please strictly reply me through my direct email: (stellaadickson77@yahoo.com) for more details (is very important) i wish compliment of the season and good luck for me coming to you i hope you will not betray me in this transaction.Remain Bless In the Lord.Best RegardsMiss Stella&nbsp;Moroba.


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