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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: MR DELON FREDERIC <soniaedwards@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: MR DELON FREDERIC <delonfrederic@outlook.fr>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:30:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mr DELON FREDERIC




 


From Mr DELON FREDERIC

I know this letter will reach you as a surprise, for the simple fact that we did ever met. Rest assured because 

these are good intentions.
 I am contacting you based on trust and confidentiality hoping that you will keep this as a top secret or not be 

alarmed surprised.
 
I work with a bank In West Africa,Cote Divoire .I have a business
Transaction for you. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $10.5 Million US Dollars .In an account 

that belongs to one of our foreign customer From extensive research, the results showed that the bottom has been 

filed by a foreigner who died in a plane crash in 2003 in Cotonou, Benin to Beirut in Lebanon.,there is nobody to 

claim the left over balance in the account.It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my 

department decided to seek your assistance and present you to the bank as his Next of kin.
 
If you accept i would give you the guide lines of how we can achieve
This transfer of the balance (10.5Million Dollars) to your account.and
we will share the money 50-50%.after you recieve the money in your acount,
Do let me know if you want us to procced,so that i will give you all information how you will contact our bank
 
 I will tell you how to get my own share ok
I expect that you will give me your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication with you and for more details.
Waiting to read from you.
Best Regards
Mr DELON FREDERIC

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