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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: Estelle <estmani8@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: estmani8@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:25:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear God's elect,


Dear God's elect,

I
am writing this letter with due respect and heartily of tears since we
have not known or met ourselves previously. I am asking for your
assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I
will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to the right channel
towards your 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 myself to you. well, i am Miss Estelle
Mani young girl and I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you
but do consider it as an emergency In nutshell, My (late) father Dr
Joseph Mani was a very wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in
Abidjan respectively. But he was killed along side with my mother during
last year's Rebel attack and all his properties
was totally destroyed.

However, after their death I managed to
escape with a very important document (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE (US$7.5)
Seven Million Five Hundred thousand U.S Dollars deposited by my late
father in the bank which i am the next of kin.

Meanwhile,i am
saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign personality
to help metransfer the money over to his country and into his possession
pending my arrival to meet with him.
Furthermore,you can contact the
bank for confirmation and i will issue a letter of authorization on
your name,that will enable the bank to deal with you on my behalf.

I
am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your
acceptance to assist me or take me as your child and manage the money. I
am inclined to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of compensation
for your effort after the successful transferring of these fund to your
nominated account overseas Conclusively, i
wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you receive this
proposal,

Best Regards,
Miss Estelle Mani
 


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