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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: <patricia.philip001@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:22:04 -0400
Subject: North Perth Arts: Visual Artists Directory


Dear one , Please pardon me if my mail has startled you, since we don't
know each other I am daughter of late lieutenant cornel paul philip I
had been a female Medical student of the University of cocody in Abidjan
cote d'iviore,West Africa, My late father paul philip was murdred by
formal president laurent gbagbo admistration and left me and my mother
Gloria my name is patricia philip. I am 20years old , My late paul
philip owns many companies before he died which he left for my mother
Mrs Gloria philip. Within a year of my fathers death, my Mother was
killed by hired killers, after my mother was killed my fathers lawyer
called me to hand over my late fathers documents to me, after my fathers
lawyer have handed over the documents to me, my uncle started demanding
for the Documents of my late fathers wealth. I now called my fathers
lawyer, he came and told my uncle that my father made a will that all
his properties belongs to me and my younger brother. After my fathers
lawyer have made that statement my uncle started fighting against me to
an extend he went and arranged for hired killers to kill I and my
younger brother. The first time they came to our home when I wasn't
around, my younger brother Emmanuel was wounded and two of our security
men was killed also before the police men came, they had escaped, that
made me to park out of the compound with my younger brother i thought it
will be over that way but it continue happening, that makes me to stop
going to school.Because i am afraid let something not happen to me in
school premises,That is the reason why i contacted you as an honest
person so that you can help me in transferring my late fathers money
into your bank account. The said fund is ($6Million) six Million United
state dollars which he had earlier confided in me was for the
establishment of a medical establishment overseas,has been deposited
into one of the bank in Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire in West Africa, I will
offer 20% of the total amount to you for your help in transferring of
this fund successfully to your account, and after transferring the money
i and my younger brother can come over to your country and continue my
education. please if you want to assist me contact in my private email
for more details; patricia.philip001@yahoo.com Please do help me and God
will bless You. patricia philip

Click the following to access the sent link:
North Perth Arts: Visual Artists Directory
<http://www.northpertharts.ca/NorthPerthArts/detail.aspx?dt=&app=118&cat
1=377&tp=2&lk=no>

source: North Perth Arts (http://www.northpertharts.ca/NorthPerthArts/)


*(The Email address of the sender has not been verified.)


*This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire
address below into your web browser.
http://www.northpertharts.ca/NorthPerthArts/detail.aspx?dt=&app=118&cat1
=377&tp=2&lk=no

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