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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: Prisca Amoah <amoah.prisca@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: amoah.prisca@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:48:23 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello dear,




Hello dear,



Greetings, Am glad in writing you, My name is Miss Prisca Amoah, am 19 years old, unfortunately, i am an orphan child living in avenue 14 rue 16 treichville, i contacted you because i have chosen your country as my desired destination to further my studies, I learnt in your country they have good schools and masters, So i will like to continue my education there in your country, to Gods glory.



I want you to help me relocate my inheritance and well being to your country for good. i hope you will be reliable and trustworthy for the safety of my life and inheritance, i have the sum of $3.5 million dollars. deposited in the bank, by my late father Mr. N'guessan Amoah, My predicaments started after the death of my father, i have no better life and education here because of the cuelty of my uncle toward me, My uncles accepted me in his house after the burial of my father, At first, I was ok even though his wife was too hostile. She treats me as slave in my uncle's house. Presently she has influenced her husband and life is now like hell to me. They have changed my father's personal assets to their name.



Recently I discovered a letter in my uncle's closet and in that letter, I found out that my uncle conspired with my father's business rivals and poisoned my father. They killed my father in order to take over his businesses and inherit his wealth. In that letter they were asking my uncle to give them their own part of the deal. While reading that letter, I had a shock so I fainted and my uncle came in and caught me with the letter. I'm afraid that they might decide to kill me or poison me as they did to my father in order to keep me silent for the evil they did to my father.



For safety, I decided to run away from the house. I'm now in a hidden place very far from the town. i did not want my uncle to know my where about again. until i leave this country to my dream nation your country, The only thing i need from you to help me, look for a good university with amenity to start my study in sciences. And secondly i need your assistance to move my inheritance into your bank account, so that i will make an arrangement on how to come over to your country to begin a new life and destiny.



Once i hear from you based on my request, i will send you my photo in which you will use in recognizing me during my arrival in your country airport.



Thank you and God bless you and your family.

Sincerely,

Miss Prisca Amoah

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