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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: sarah allbright <sarahallbright01@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sarah allbright <sarahalbright01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:51:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hi Greetings Dear Lovely Friend


Hi Greetings Dear Lovely Friend

Please I kindly  need your help and assistance
I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we have not known or written before but i pray to Almighty God let this mail meet you in a happy mood. On behalf of myself and my only child  Master Salem Jr  Allbright  . I am contacting you to assist me to transfer the money and the Row Gold Dust which my late husband deposited in a bank here before his untimely death . I am a widow an Ivorian nationality  my late husband Mr Salem Allbright was a famous politician and successful business-man whom before he was poisoned during his political party meeting in September 2009 was Cocoa, Gold and Diamond merchant based here in Abidjan, Ivory Coast before he died under a diabolical  poison sickness in a private hospital here in Abidjan . He called me and our only child Salem Jr of 7 years old son then and told me that he deposited a sum of ( $18,000 000 US, Dollars) eighteen million United States Of American Dollars and 500 Kilograms of Row Gold Dust
in a bank here in Abidjan he deposited the money for his  next general election  campaign in our country and the Row Gold Dust is reserved stock . He also told me to take care of myself and our only child and also make sure I give him standard and quality education because of tomorrow but after the death of my husband in our family there have been a lot of problems all over the family on who will control his wealth between my late husband step  brothers . In fact there has been political and family enemies against me and my son and   more so treating of my life and strange movements around me and my son has made me to decide to transfer the money and the Row Gold Dust in your country for sell and continuation of my only son education who is still in primary school .
I want to leave my country Ivory Coast and come over to your country with my son and live ,so that he will continue his school, then i will invest in your country with your help . Because our life is no longer safe here, please help us God will help you back as well .
Please, i humbly seek your assistance in the following ways, 1- to assist me financially transfer this fund quietly into your nominated bank account and also transfer the Row Gold Dust to you  through D.H.L COURIER SERVICES OR ANY SPEED POST in your country for sell because for now  i am left with nothing , 2- to serve as our guardian since i am a new person in your country and my son is still in the primary school , 3- to make arrangement for me and my son to come over to your country and  continue his school and help us secure a residential permit in your country . Moreover i am offering you 20% - 20% each  for your compensation and your efforts/input after the successful transfer of the money into your nominated account in your country and the sell of the Row Gold Dust , then 20% will be set aside to offset any exepencis we will incur.


 
Best Regards
Sarah Allbright

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