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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: Rita Adama <ritaadama012@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: r_itaadama2009@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:19:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: My Dear,





My Dear,

Good day to you, I hope fine, dear am writing this mail with due
respect and  heartful of tears,sorrow and pains in my heart, since i have
not known or met  ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance,i
have gone through your  profile and will be very glad if you can render
me assistance to my situation now.    I will make my proposal well
known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to  use this opportunity
to introduce my self to you.

I am Rita Adama, a 21 years  old young girl  from Cote' Ivoire, the
only daughter of Late Mr .M.J.  Adama  , my  father and mother was
Assassinated when i was 12 years old, i still in primary six  in school and
One
of my fathers best friend rushed to our school and pick me  to republic of
Senegal  where i was  with him and his family and  continue my  study and
after some years he was illed before he died, i was 18 years  old then and
he called me, give  me all the document
concerning my fathers  properties and the deposit account, he collected
from my fathers lawyer in my  country and directed me to his family
lawyer. may his soul rest in peace.

When  Mr.Donard John, my father best friend died and his family started
matreatig me, i  left the family house to Refugee camp were i live now. My
father is Former Assistant Director of Cote'Ivoire Gold And Coco Mining
Corporation before his death .

Themain reason why I am contacting you now is to  seek for your assistance
in the area of future investment and also my father left  some huge
amount of money for me,which i want you to help me and invested in
country.

This money is Eight  Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars($U.S 8,500000)
which was deposited  some years ago by my late father,he made me the sole
beneficiary/next of kin to the  money.

I am nowasking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim for the bank , I
am a young girl  and too young in age i can't handle this can of
transaction, i want you to stand as my foreign partner oversea and also to
help me on  investment of the money am ready to offer you 35%of this money
has your own intrest once you help me in claiming the money from the bank .

I will give you details about the deposit as you respond to my  request  .So
please am expecting to hear from you soon.Contact me wit my email;
(r_itaadama2009@hotmail.com)

Thanks
Rita Adama

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