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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: Flor Dossah <flordossa2@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Flor Dossah <flordossa1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:24:40 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GOOD DAY AND COMPLIMENTS


HELLO DEAR,
GOOD DAY AND COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASONS. I AM MRS.FLORENT
DOSSAH AN AGING WIDOW FROM SIERRA-LEONE SUFFERING FROM (NECK CANCER) I
AND MY 17 YEARS SON KEN AND MY HUSBAND LIVED HERE IN LOME TOGO BEFORE HE
DIED . MY LATE HUSBAND DR. JERRY DOSSAH WAS A WELL KNOWN IMPORTER
BEFORE HIS DEATH. I DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO DISCLOSE THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE
TO YOU AS I BELIEVE YOU CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE.

I INHERITED THIS
SUM US$7.5MILLIONS DOLLARS FROM MY LATE HUSBAND. MY LATE HUSBAND
DEPOSITED THIS FUND IN A SUSPENSE FIXED ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE BANKS HERE
WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT THIS FUND IS TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT FOR IMPORTATION OF COCOA PROCESSION MACHINES.

WHY I
CONTACTED YOU IS FOR YOU TO STAND AS MY LATE HUSBAND BUSINESS PARTNER TO
ENABLE THE BANK TRANSFER THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME DUE TO THE AGREEMENT MY
HUSBAND HAD WITH THE BANK, SO I CANNOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE MONEY UNLESS
IS TRANSFERRED INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.

LAST WEEK, I WENT TO THE
BANK FOR THE CLAIM OF THIS MONEY, THE BANK MANAGER TOLD ME PRECISELY
THAT I CANNOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS FUND BECAUSE OF THIS AGREEMENT. HE
ADVISED ME TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGNER TO HELP ME PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT WHERE
THE MONEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED.

PLEASE I AM ASKING FOR YOUR TRUST
AND HONEST CO-OPERATION AND I GUARANTEE TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS FUND
IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND USE IT AS I DIRECTED YOU HERE
BELOW.(1. 30% FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE POOR IN YOUR COUNTRY OR
ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. (2) 50% YOU WILL INVEST FOR MY SON KEN AND
ASSIST HIM COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER HIS EDUCATION. (3) 15%
FOR YOU AND ANOTHER 5% FOR YOU TO COVER ANY EXPENSES WHICH YOU MAY INCUR
IN THIS TRANSACTION.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE REPLY
IMMEDIATELY. BUT BEFORE I GIVE YOU THE BANK CONTACT, I WOULD WANT YOU TO
PROVIDE ME WITH THE BELOW REQUIREMENTS.OR YOU MAY CALL ME ON THIS
NUMBER +22898664090

1. YOUR NAME   
2. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
3. YOUR TELEPHONE  
4. YOUR AGE
5. YOUR OCCUPATION
6.
WILL YOU BE ABLE TO ASSIST MY SON IN GETTING HIS TRAVELING DOCUMENTS TO
COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED TO YOUR
ACCOUNT?

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.
FROM YOUR BELOVED SISTER,
MRS.FLORENT AND SON KEN

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