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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, 28 Mar 2012 15:37:17 +0100 (BST)
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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