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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: Anita Dagama <dagama.anita@live.fr>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:08:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello


Hello,

How is your day? My name is Miss Anita Dagama, age 23, the only child of Mr Patrick Dagama From Ivory Coast But currently living in Burkina Faso because of some circumstances.

My late father (Dr Patrick Dagama) was the former adviser to Laurent Gbagbo former president of ivory coast, before the rebels attacked our house one early morning killing my mother and my father on the 27th of March 2012 during the time of the war which occurred in Ivory Coast. It was only me that survived because I was living in the school hostel and i managed to save my life by making my way to a nearby country Burkina Faso where I am  living  now as a refugee

Honestly, my day's is not so Good since I came over here in this prison called refugee camp we are only allowed to go out on Mondays and Fridays of the weeks. It’s just like one staying in the prison and I hope by Gods grace i will come out here soon. I don't have any relatives now whom I can go to, all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war the only person i have now is Rev. Kenneth Traore here in the camp he has been very nice to me since i came here but i am not living with him rather i am leaving in the women's hostel because the camp has two hostels one for men the other for women.

After the death of my parents, I got a call from a Bank in Burkina Faso asking me to come forward to Burkina Faso for the fund which my father deposited with my name as a next of kin, at my arrival to the Bank in Burkina Faso the Bank management told me that my father deposited money in their Bank with my name as his next of kin, they asked me to provide the original copy of the money deposit certificate, which took me  back to Ivory Coast where I met my father's lawyer who gave me the document and after that tried to sexually abuse me by trying to rape me which I managed to escape back to Burkina Faso to the Bank, at my arrival to the Bank, the Bank confirmed the document but asked me to bring someone/older person  who would stand for me as a trustee on the release of the fund. Which left me with no choice than to stay in a refugee camp here in Burkina Faso till I can find someone trusts worthy.

I do not have anyone whom I can trust anymore, this why I try to build a relationship with someone who would love me and care for me as a family which I don't have, which brought to my contacting you to help me stand as my trustee.

I just hope that you would accept me with trust and love, and also help me get my father's money which he left for me and also help me come to your country to further my education and I promise I would owe you my life for this and I also 30% o my total fund [$7.5 Million dollars], please tell me about yourself, I am really eager to know more about you and build a relationship with you.


I would also send you more of my pictures in my next mail.

I hope to hear from you soon.

 

Yours lovely,
Miss Anita Dagama.


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