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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: lilith sajid <lilithsajid25@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 08:50:03 +0000
Subject: Hi,Good Day

Rue de Palais Plato Abidjan 01
COTE D'IVORIE, West Africa.

My name is Lilith sajid, from Ivory Coast. I want to have a relationship
with you, I need to tell you more things, but first I need your help to
Stand for me as a trustee. My father late sajid ahmed was a businessman
before he was shot by the rebels during the recent political crisis in our
country. After the death of my father, two of my uncles conspired against
me and sold my father's properties to a Lebanese businessman all because I
am a small girl. Before the death of my late father in a private hospital
here in our country, He secretly called me beside his hospital bed and told
me that he deposited money in a bank here in Ivory Coast with my name as
the next of kin.

I have tried to withdraw the money so that I can start a new life and take
care of myself with the money, The banker told me that my present status
does not permit me by the banking laws to claim my late father's deposited
money in the bank based on the agreement my father had with their bank when
he deposited the money.

He advised me to provide a trustee who will help me as my guardian or I
should wait till when I will be 25 to 28 years old according to the
agreement bond between my late father and the bank.

I have chosen to contact you and would like you to take me as your own
blood and help me. I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me
to relocate to your country because my uncle has threatened to kill me here
because i did not have any parent to fight for me. The amount is four five
hundred thousand US Dollars ($4,500,000.00) and I have the proves of
deposit and the copy of ther agreement bond my late father had with the
bank when he deposited the money.

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To help me pay the clearance charges
(2) To provide a good bank account into which this money would be
transferred into.
(3) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 22years.
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

As soon as I receive your interest in helping me, I will put things into
action immediately. In the light of the above, I will appreciate an urgent
message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction
sincerely.Please do keep this only to your self. I beg you not to disclose
it to anyone until I come over to your country because I am afraid of my
wicked uncles who has threatened to kill me here in my country.

wait to hear

from you

soon

lilith

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