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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: Blandine FRANCOIS <f_blandine@outlook.com>
Reply-To: Blandine FRANCOIS <f_blandine82@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 02:01:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Greeting from Ms Blandine FRANCOIS.


Hi,

My names are Ms BLANDINE FRANCOIS, 30 yrs; I was born and brought up in
Canada, my mother and my father they are Canadian citizen. But my father
base in Ivory -Coast due to his business is doing in West Africa, while
me and my mother base in Canada, but I came to Africa after death of my
father.
 
I am writing this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we
have not known or met ourselves previously. My father Mr. Serge
FRANCOIS is a very wealthy Gold merchant who based in Abidjan - Ivory
Coast, but he was very ill and flies to Canada for medical treatment.
 
Unfortunately he passed away during the illness and after the burial in
Canada, my late father lawyer called me from Ivory Coast to inform me
that my father deposited a sum of $4,800,000 US DOLLARS and 127kg of
Alluvial Gold dust purity worth 22.karat in one of the leading local
bank.

Meanwhile am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy
personality to help me transfer the fund over to his /her account and
into his possession pending my arrival to meet with him/her.
 
Right now, I am in Ivory Coast to secure the fund and the Gold. I am
giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your
acceptance to assist me and manage the money and the Gold. I am inclined
to offer you 20% to 25% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for
your effort after the successful transferring of this fund to your
nominated account and delivery of the Gold Dust to your destination.

Have no fear, I am contacting you because I prayed for several nights
for God to put me into guardians, give me the contact of a trusted
person to whom I could entrust this matter. If I chose to contact you is
because, I wish that this operation is done in utmost discretion
without too much publicity because of my previous activities.

I will like to have confirmation of your details such as: (Name,
Address, Telephone, Occupation, Marital status, Age) and know what
project you intend to achieve with these funds and the Gold dusts? I
count on your goodwill and especially the proper use of these funds and I
am waiting for your urgent respond, to enable me to put you in contact
with the bank manager for immediately transfer of this money into your
nominated account and delivery of this Gold Dust to your destination.

I am ready to re-locate to meet you after the successful transfer of the
fund and Gold, if you can assist me. It is a pity I come to you this
way, am really sorry for the inconvenience.

Pending the confirmation message of your approval and your ability to
receive these funds and Gold Dust, I wish the blessing and protection of
Almighty God be with you.

Best Regards

BLANDINE FRANCOIS.
My private mail box : f_blandine82@yahoo.com

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