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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: omar <sarah.omar@infinito.it>
Reply-To: mrssarahomar20@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:43:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hi, Good Morning.


Hi, Good Morning.



























I know this revelation will keep you wondering why should I trust you
with this informations I am about to reveal to you or if what I am
saying is the truth, please I need you to trust and believe me if you
can. I need you to make out time to read this mail attentively to be
able to understand the reason I am sending you this mail.



























I am Sarah , 20 years of age, the only child of my parents, Mr and Mrs
Omar Kone M. , My parents were Natives of Ivory Coast before they
migrated to the United States when I was just 4 year old. We lived at No
215 West Wieuca Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia USA and I attended the
famous Frederick Douglass High School northwest Atlanta, Georgia USA,
but when my mother fell sick and died June 2001, My father became weak
every now and then he will fall sick, I believe it was the shock of my
mum's sudden death that deteriorated his health.. He got retired from
his office, Fidelity National Insurance Company at No 200 Galleria
Parkway Southeast Atlanta GA 30339 USA October 2004, from there we moved
to New York City because of my dad medication.



























Then December 2005 my father called me and told that he doesn't want to
die in a foreign land. That he has made enough money, that he felt the
best thing for him to do now is for us to relocate back to his home
country of Cote d'Ivoire so that he can set up his own Insurance company
and give job opportunities to his people and he also told me that he
want me to learn about his people and their culture. On the 14 of
December 2005 we returned back to Cote d'Ivoire.



























Then after some time my dad started to look for properties to buy to use
for an office, in several occasions I went out with him to inspect some
properties. But unfortunately on the 22nd of February 2006 my father
collapsed and later died.



























Why am I telling you all this a total stranger you may ask!!! The reason
I am telling you and revealing to you my family's secret is because my
late dad's burial is over and my uncle is searching every where looking
for my bank documents that my father used in depositing all his money in
the bank when his sickness became serious..



























But he doesn't know that I have hide the documents in a safe place
outside the house where he can not find them based on my late father's
advice on his sick bed before his death. This secret has been in my mind
for close to a year now and I don't even know who to tell because I
need someone to help me receive this money in a foreign account to
enable me leave here peacefully. This is the reason I make contact with
you to help me received the money. That mean you will provide an account
where the money will be transfer into then I will take the next
available flight to join you once you confirm to me that you have
received the money in your account.. I have thought about it and I came
to the conclusion that, this is the only way I can get the money
transfer out of here without my uncle knowing about it.



























If you have the fear of God and believe that you can help me please
respond to this mail and include with it your telephone number to enable
me give you a call please.



























As I look forward in meeting you soon!!!













From, Sarah .K Omar

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