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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: Miss Flora Armande <misylvieadama@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: marmande24@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:57:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Pozdrav draga,


Pozdrav draga,
 
Nadopuniti dana za vas, molim vas da mi oprostite ako ja miješati u vašu privatnost, moje ime je Miss Flora Armande, starosti 24, visina 5 m 11 cm, težina 61, ja sam samo kćeri pokojnog gospodina Romaric Armande od Abidjan, Obala Bjelokosti u zapadnoj Africi, moj otac je bio poslovni tajkun i političar. Promatrao sam si važna osobnost prije nego što sam napravio moj umu da Vas kontaktirati. Molimo ja ću željeli znati više o vama, jer imam neke sa mnom i sredstva koja će se željeli investirati u dobar posao tamo u vašoj zemlji. Želim vam mogao biti iskren prema meni tako da ja mogu ući u ovu investiciju s vama moj samouprave i ja također morati svoje dobre savjete.
 
Prije svega, ja ću znati što vam je činiti za život, sjetite se da je uhvaćen moj pozornost da je razlog zašto sam vas kontaktirati na prvom mjestu. Mi ćemo znati da nas više kao što smo komunicirati zajedno.
 
Hvala na razumijevanju, nadajući se da čuti od vas uskoro.
 
Od srca,
Miss Flora Armande





Hello dear,
 
Complement of the day to you, please pardon me if i interfere into your privacy, my name is Miss Flora  Armande, Age 24, height 5 ft 11 inches, weight 61, i am the only daughter of Late Mr. Romaric Armande from ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast in west Africa, my father was a business tycoon and a politician. I observed you are an important personality before i made up my mind to contact you. Please i will like to know more about you because i have with me some funds which i will like to invest in a good business over there in your country. I wish you could be honest to me so that i can go into this investment with you by my self and i will also need your good advices.
 
First of all, I will like to know what you do for a living; remember you caught my attention that was why i contacted you in the first place. We will know ourselves more as we communicate along.
 
Thanks for your understanding, hoping to hear from you soon.
 
>From my heart,
Miss Flora  Armande

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