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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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Fraud email example:

From: tagro <princessrosetagro225@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: princessrosetagro@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:46:56 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT HELP




Dearset one,

Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mind before making you this offer and it is utterly confidential and genuine by virtue of its nature. I cannot imagine the surprise this will bring to you, but please be rest assured is with good faith and intentions from a Family in dare need of your assistance. I am Miss princess Rose Tagro the first daughter of late former Minister of Interior to Ivory Coast by the administration of former president Laurent Gbagbo.On April 13th, 2011 My late father died of shrapnel woundssustained when members of the Republican Forces stormed the presidential palace to arrest our former president Laurent Gbagbo.

My father was also a very wealth Cocoa & Golds Merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, My mother died when I was a baby, the incident to place when she was about to delivered a new baby and since then my father took me so special as only child. Before the death of my father while receiving medical treatment at a clinic in the Golf Hotel here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of six Million,Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars. USD($6.500,000) left in one of the security finance Bank at Europe.The fund was deposited in my name as his only daughter .However, he advised me that I should seek for a foreign guardian in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management and also for my life safety because presently now I am not at the legal age to coordinate this transaction. Therefore,I am in a
sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.Now permit me to ask you these few questions:-

(1)Can you help me for the retrievements of this consignment on my behalf in the security custody here and to help me provide a bank account in which the funds therein would be transferred into?
(2)Can you stand as a guardian of this fund since I am only 20 years old?
(3)Can you kindly help me to make an arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to secure a resident permit in your country?
(4) Can you honestly take me as your own and help me?
(5) Can I completely trust you?
(6) What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your in care?

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible because my life is not safe here due to the situation of our country at present and again since thereafter the death of my father all my uncles here are always after my life, being that I am only daugther and the next of kin to all the properties then they start jealous of me and my presence here is still disturbing them and presently now I am staying with one of my childhood friends here due to lack of security to my life. That is the reason I quickly has my contact with you today, I want to leave here to your end as soon as you assist me to transfer out of this my und inheritance into any of your safe bank account in your stable country and then send me some amount to enable me prepare to meet with you for me to reside finally, finish my study and invest the money with you by your own permission and directives. without your assistance I will find it difficult to transfer the said funds myself
alone with my little experience.Please kindly let me know your plans and also let me know how best you can do to assist me out.Hopefully to hear from you ASAP?

Best Regards,
Your respectful one,
Miss .princess Rose Tagro

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