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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: caroline richard <caroline_richard064@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:41:23 +0100
Subject: Hi Beloved


Hi Beloved


Good day , I know you will be surprise to receive this email, but
Before I go further I will like you to understand that, I am writing
this mail to you With due respect trust and humanity, I have decided to
contact you after much thought considering the fact that we have not
meet before, but because of the circumstance oblige me, I decided to
contact you due to the urgency of my present situation here in the
refugee camp, honestly i am writing this email to you with pains, tears
and sorrow from my heart, I am Miss Caroline Richard, 20yrs old female and I am
from Morocco here in Africa but originated from Canada; my father was
killed by Armed Robbers on his way back home from a contract deal.


After the death of my beloved father my wicked step mother along with
my uncles team together and sold everything that my late father had and
share the money within them. Unfortunately to me I fined my father's
briefcase and when I opened it I found a document, which my late father
deposited the sum of Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars ($5.800.000.00) in a Bank here in Abidjan Ivory Coast with my
name as next of skin, right now I am in Abidjan Capital of Ivory Coast
to withdraw the money so that i can start a better life and also
further my education.

But on my arrival to the Bank, the Bank foreign Operation Department
Director whom I meet in person told me that my father instruction to
their bank is that the fund would only be release to me when I am
married or present a trustee/partner who will help me and invest the
fund overseas after the transfer, and the bank ask me to go and look
for a foreign partner, that was why I decided to contact you, which I
believe that you are going to be honest and reliable person that will
help me and stand as my trustee/partner, so that I can present you to
the Bank for the release and transfer of the inheritance fund into your
bank account in your country, and It is my intention to compensate you
with 40% of the total fund for your services and help and the balance
shall be my capital in your establishment. As soon as I receive your
positive response showing your interest i will put things into action,
in the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent
message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this
transaction, awaiting your urgent and positive response, Please do keep
this only to your self, i beg you not to disclose it to any body till i
come over because am afraid of my wicked stepmother, i send you my
picture , with due respect, i am pleading that you help me, i am giving
all this detailed information with every transparency believing that
you will have a clear picture of the base of help i need from you.

I hope to hear good news from you soon,

Yours to be

Miss Caroline Richard

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