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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: "lovelin_v2@hotmail.fr" <lovelin_v2@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: misslovelin_vincent@yahoo.co.th
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:47:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dearest Beloved One




Miss Lovelin Vincent

Victoria Calvary Mission

Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire West Africa





Dearest Beloved One



I am sending you this mail with sorrow in my heart hoping that you will help me out in the name of God. Although that we have not meet each other before but I believe that a good relationship starts only by one day.My name is Miss Lovelin,I am 21 years old orphan from Sierra Leone but writing you presently from Cote D'Ivoire where i was staying with my family. I lost my entire family my Father, my Mother,my younger brother and two sisters in involve in a car crashed when our drivers was about to drive across the railway without knowing that the train was already at that point with speed, it was only my father who did not die instant at the car crashed but three days after.



I am alive writing you today because i was fortunate to be at home as the time of the accident, since then i was helpless. I am writing you now from our church compound where i stayed now with our church pastor family since the death of my family.My late Father was a Rich Business man based here in Cote D'Ivoire he deals on Cocoa and gold exportation from here to all part of the world.



Three days before the death of my father in the hospital after he recovered from coma he called me and told me that he kept the sum of US$3.100,000.00 ( THREE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a bank in London UK.He instructed me to look for a foreigner who will assist me to claim the money in the bank for an investment in the person country.



I am writing you to assist me to stand as my guardian and the foreign business partner to my late father and to receive the money in your country for an investment while i will join you to continue my education there.



As a result of the insecurity of my life and my late father instruction, i do not want to stay here any longer,i gave almighty God the glory and thanks that my father did not die immediately the car crashed accident but he died three days at the hospital.



He instructed me where he kept all the documents while he was at the hospital,i will be glad if you can assist me so that the bank can release the money to you as i will join you in your country for the continuity of my education while you will help me to invest the money in a good business in your country.



I will forward to you all the information's that my late father gave to me on how to get the money out from the bank immediately only if you will promise me that you will not be betrayed me at the end.



I am waiting to hear from you



Your Lovely in the Lord



Miss Lovelin.

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