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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. Ular Kuma" <pastorchijiokefelix@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kuma.ular@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:09:55 +0100
Subject: Miss Ular Kuma

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From: Miss. Ular Kuma
Rue de Palais Plato Abidjan 01.
COTE D'IVORIE, West Africa.

My name is Miss. Ular Kuma, I am 20 years old girl from Ivory Coast. I want
to have a relationship with you, I need to tell you more things, but first
I need your help to Stand for me as a trustee. My father late Joseph Kuma
was a businessman before he was shot by the rebels during the recent
political crisis in our country. After the death of my father, two of my
uncles conspired against me and sold my father's properties to a Lebanese
businessman all because I am a girl. Before the death of my late father in
a private hospital here in our country, He secretly called me beside his
hospital bed and told me that he deposited money in a bank here in Ivory
Coast with my name as the next of kin.

I have tried to withdraw the money so that I can start a new life and take
care of myself with the money, The banker told me that my present status
does not permit me by the banking laws to claim my late father's deposited
money in the bank based on the agreement my father had with their bank when
he deposited the money.

He advised me to provide a trustee who will help me as my guardian or I
should wait till when I will be 25 years old according to the agreement
bond between my late father and the bank.

I have chosen to contact you and would like you to take me as your own
blood and help me. I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me
to relocate to your country because my uncle has threatened to kill me here
because i did not have any parent to fight for me. The amount is four five
hundred thousand US Dollars ($4,500,000.00) and I have the proves of
deposit and the copy of the agreement bond my late father had with the bank
when he deposited the money.


You will help me to invest the money in a profitable business investment in
your Country. You will also help by getting a nice University in your
country so that I can complete my studies. It is my intention to compensate
you with 20% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be
my capital in the establishment.

As soon as I receive your interest in helping me, I will put things into
action immediately. In the light of the above, I will appreciate an urgent
message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction
sincerely.Please do keep this only to your self. I beg you not to disclose
it to anyone until I come over to your country because I am afraid of my
wicked uncles who has threatened to kill me here in my country.

Waiting for your reply,
Yours in Christ
Ular Kuma*

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