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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: Monica Edmond <liliankuma2006@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: Monica Edmond <monica.edmond2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:45:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Greetings From Mrs Monica Edmond


My Dear,

Please excuse me if I have
infringed into your privacy. This may be strange any way but I have no
option but cry out. Having gone through your profile I think I am
convince you are the right fellow to confide this to. I am Mrs. Monica
Edmond from Cote D`Ivoire (Ivory Coast). I am a widow being that I lost
my husband some years ago. My husband was a serving director of the
Cocoa exporting board until his death. He was assassinated by the rebels following a political uprising.

Before his death, he had a
foreign account here in Accra Ghana the sun of $8.5Million which he told the bank was for the importation of cocoa processing machine. However,
due to my bad health situation occasioned by cancer, I wish you to do me a favor to receive this fund to a safe account in your country or any
safer place as the beneficiary so that you will invest it in a good
business venture for the benefit and education of my son, Johnson, who
will be coming to stay under your kind custody after the transfer for
his education and future because my health is failing me.

I have plans to do invest this in your country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist us
contact my son Johnson, indicating your interest. We have mapped out 70% for ourselves, 30% for your cordial assistance in this transaction.

Finally if you have any
question regarding this transaction, please contact us. Please note that the confidentiality of this transaction would be highly appreciated. I
await your quick reply. If you are sincere and know you will assist us
get back to us with all this so we can submit it to the bank for them to contact you.

1) Your full name and your
age:
2) Your phone and fax number
3) Your country and
occupation:
4) Your sex and your private
email address:

Thanks and best regards.
Mrs. Monica Edmond & her
son Johnson.

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