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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Folade Mutota" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:04:38 -0000
Subject: from hospital
Dearest one;
This is the grace of Almighty God I was able to write this email and hope that this message finds you in good faith. Please, the topic of this message (code = hospital) to be aware that every message without this subject will not be reply, for safety reasons. I write from the hospital in Ivory Coast and my name is Ms. Folade Mutota of Trinidad and Tobago. This mail is very urgent that you can see that I'll probably die in the hospital. I was poisoned and have damaged the liver and was told by the doctors that i will only live for months. As I have substantial capital inherited from my father and I cannot think of someone trying to kill me apart from my step mother to inherit the money. She is a nationality of Ivory Coast.
Upon your acceptance to carry out my wish, i will give you the telephone and e-mail of our servant after you reply this message so that you will contact him immediately. i gave him all the documents and WILL related to the fund in the bank so that my step mother will not have assess of it. His name is Augustin and he have lived with us for a very long time and i trusted him and i promised to help him because he is an orphan. this should be a code between you and Augustin in this transaction "Hospital" any mail from him without this code "Hospital" do not reply because my step mother is monitoring me and Augustin and if she finds out that we are in communication with you she might decided to contact you so without this code do not reply meanwhile I don't know what will happen to me in the next few hours. Augustin is so little therefore guide him. And I am looking forward to hear from you upon your acceptance to my proposal,
May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish.
Pray for me always.
Ms. Folade Mutota.
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