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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: Ruth Smith <maurice_fleskens@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 11:29:03 +0000
Subject: Hello My Dear I Need Your Urgent Respond


Hello My Dear,

My name is Miss Ruth Smith. I am the only daughter of my late parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith. respectable businessman father ( chocolate ) This day in the capital of Côte d'Ivoire. It is sad to say that my father died mysterious circumstances in France falls on a business trip to overseas in September 9, 2008. Though his sudden death was linked or he suspected sites His uncle who traveled with him on this point AbeBooks , but God knows the truth My mother died when I was only 11 years old and my father took me so special before his death in September 2010 , his secretary who stay with him at the hospital told me that i am the next of kin of ( $ 5.5 million ) in a bank.

He also told his secretary , it is his daughter, he used my name as the fund family and his secretary Zaidi Told me if I 'm ready to go to the bank and cash required when i feel and i should try to get a foreign partners if I had the money in your account i am willing to invest in this area .

1 Transport sector
2 Five-star hotel
3 Property Management .
Now , I want you to help me transfer this money in your account and invest the funds in your Country, as well as I mentioned above .

I am a little girl , and then I do not know anything about business , further Top evidence of the high school and I do not really know what to do . Now I need an account overseas because I wish to travel out of Africa as a result of the political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire. The sad death of my father in my life .

Now , Your can anwser this question:

(1 ) to help me , frankly, because I am black.
(2) Are you very reliable .
(3) What Percentage of total available is good for you
After the money in your account .

I will give you the phone and fax number of the Bank as soon as possible if you are ready to comfirm the existence of the Fund in accordance with the required documents, see my analysis of the value of the bank also offers easy connectivity .

Thank you.
Miss Ruth Smith.

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