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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: "Miss.Monique" <moniqpi@daum.net>
Reply-To: monque@shqiptar.eu
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 00:39:48 +0000
Subject: Good News

--
Greetings,

I know my message will come to you as asurprise. Don't worry I was totally
convinced to write you in reference of the transfer of US$9.5 Million to
your account for onward investment Hotel industries in your country, I got
your contact address on my desperate search for a reliable person/ company
for partnership investments overseas.

I am Miss.Monique Parfait the only daughter of Mr. N.D. Parfait a Sierra
Leone, This fund represent the huge Sales of Gold and Diamond he diverted
while in office as the director general for Gold and Diamond Mining
Co-Operation in Sierra Leone, Mr. N.D. Michael my late father was killed
by his business associates because of his business was doing well ,I was
told to leave my country to Abidjan the capital city of Ivory Coast for my
life sake after my mother too was killed also, according to the Will of my
late father before his death he advise me to look for a foreigner who will
stand as the beneficiary of the fund on my behalf and invest the fund.

Meanwhile, I am writing toknow if you can stand as the co-beneficiary of
the fund it is here in Abidjan he deposited the said fund in Company as
family valuables. I got toknow about this information and as well able to
recover all the relevant documents regards to this deposit through his
foreign advice here in Abidjan.If you are thus and truly willing to assist
me and in transferring of this fund kindly write me
,More information about the lifting of this funds legally follows
immediately after your positive

Sincerely.

Miss Monique Parfait





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