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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: Vivianna David <share@liveauctioneers.com>
Reply-To: Vivianna David <viviannadavid1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 04:13:29 -0500
Subject: Vivianna David-Sent you an auction item from LiveAuctioneers.com

EGL Certified Diamond Round 0.50 ctw E,SI1

cmooijer@mooijer.nl,

Dear Beloved, Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus christ. With Due Respect And Humanity,I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground. Please try to save me out , I am desperately in need of your kind assistance , I am Vivianna 17 years old , I am the only surviving child of Late Mr David James from Bouake the Northern part of Ivory Coast . My late father Mr David was a successful Cocoa and Diamond with Timber merchant here in Ivory Coast before he was murdered by his junior brother on the 19th September 2011, out of jealousy and eagerness to inherit his wealth , My late father was poisoned just 3 days after he came back from a business trip in Libya where he went to negotiate for setting up a timber factory in Libya, and since the death of my father few months ago live have never be the same as his brother have taken possession of all my father’s properties, now he does not want to see me alive since after the burial of my father . Right now , I have took my things and ran away from our family house for my lives, because he is more eager to wipe off my late father’s offspring as to enable him inherit all my late father’s life time properties without hindrance , I am now hiding in a local church here in Abobo Village Abidjan, i am staying with the church priest by name REV. PHILIP KOMENAN. On that fateful day before the painful death of my late father in the hospital, he called my attention on his hospital bed side and hinted me that he deposited the sum of $8.5 Million in a fixed deposit account with a Bank here in Ivory Coast which he used my name as his next- of-kin because we have earlier lost my mother mysteriously at the time she was given birth to my junior sister who's died few years back , he confided in me that he wanted to invest the money in to the timber factory in Libya , but should in case he did not survive the sickness that I should seek for any reliable, GOD fearing and trust worthy foreigner who will assist me to receive the money in his country, thereafter arrange to relocate my self to your country to complete my education and finally establish there permanently for life . I need your information as stated bellow for so that i will give it to the bank and will also give you bank contact for you to contact them by yourself. 1. Name in full:....................... 2. Address:.............................. 3. Nationality:...................... 4. Age:..................................... 5. Sex........................................ 6. Occupation:...................... 7. Marital status:............ 8. Mobil number .................................. 9.Your international passport ................ I am seeking for your assistance to receive this fund into your bank account in your country and arrange for my immediate departure to your country as to avoid my late father’s brother tracing me , I am willing to offer you 15% of the total money, while i shall now become part of your family . I am eagerly waiting for your response Thanks and God Bless. YOURS SINCERELY, Sister Vivianna David James.

Sent by, Vivianna David
viviannadavid1@hotmail.com

EGL Certified Diamond Round 0.50 ctw E,SI1
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/12262081_egl-certified-diamond-round-050-ctw-esi1?from=pem


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