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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: Yacine Pierre <mkpierre7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pierreyacine@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 19:14:55 +0100
Subject: From Miss Yacine Pierre


Dear Sir,

I hope that I am not embarrassing you with this mail because you did not
expect it or know me before. But kindly rest assured that I have
irresistible urge to write it believe me, the mail is an indication of love
for you and happiness I shall always wish you. I am Miss Yacine Pierre 18
years old and the only Daughter of my late parents the former diamond and
gold merchant.

My late father was a wealthy diamond and Gold dealer my mother died ten
years ago and my father was poisoned to death by his political members,
before his death my father told me that he made me the next of kin of a
fund he deposited in the bank and 185 KG of gold bar he deposited in
security company. .

I have contacted the bank and the security company and confirm that my
father really make me the next kin of the deposit, now I want you to assist
me to transfer the money into your account in your country because the
people that killed my father is after my life now to make sure that our
family are drastically wiped off, infarct as I am writing to you now I am
in hiding here please if you can help to save my life and transfer the fund
to your account.

For the 185 kg of gold bars I would like us to transfer the fund first
after the completion of the transfer we would use some money from the fund
to export the gold to your country.

I am deeply interested to offer you 25% from the total money that is
involved for transferring it into your own designated account, again I
will hand this money over to you to invest it for me wisely, as you know,
this is the highest confidence and trust any person can repose on the other
especially when it is considered that we did not know ourselves before then
you are expected to display high degree of maturity , responsibility , and
understanding in handling this information so that our family enemies will
not know that I am around in getting me through your information.

The main aim of contact you are to assist me in three ways (1) to help and
transfer the money to your country (2) and to help me get a profitable
business for investment any where in overseas all is base on your
professional advice and acceptance to assist me. (3)To help me have a stay
in your country when I might come over to meet with you and continue my
education (4) to help me manage whatever investment you will get for me
until I finish my education.

I will give you every detail about the deposit for the transfer to carry on
to your account. After you have indicated your interest and willingness to
help me out of this problem to secure the money for a proper investment in
your country. Please write to me as fast as to acknowledge this mail and
thanks in anticipation.

Remain Bless In the Lord.

Best Regards
Miss Yacine Pierre

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