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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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Fraud email example:

From: james_nole <james_nole00@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: james_nole <j_nole10@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 01:28:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello


Hello

I am sorry to disturb you with this message but after going through your
profile, i decided to let you know base on what am going through. My name
is Mr James Nole, A final year student in University of Cocody Abidjan
Code D'Ivoire. My father was one of the ministers during Laurent Gbagbo
regime.My father was murdered along with my mother by the
Alassane-Ouattara rebels when they were moving from the capital city to
the village where they relocated during Cote D'ivoire political crises.It
was only me left and i move to my uncle during political crises. The
funeral of my parent
 
was to hold and my uncle requested that i should give him some of my
fathers documents. I refused and he collaborated with his wife and turn
against me.My
father
has a lot of properties in Cote D'ivoire which some
of them were seized by the current president. In course of searching for
my father's properties, my uncle's wife served me a poison meal. But as
God may have it, i was weak that day and have some symptom of malaria and
lost of appetite, i had no appetite to eat the food, i waited and take the
food to dog.Surprising, the following morning only dog at home died.
Everybody were asking what happen, after an hour the wife came to me if i
eat the food last night and i responded yes of course.
From there i discovered my self and was having no option than to make a
move to save my life.
 
I run out from the house and move to my course mate with the parent to
save me life.I came to you to know if you will help me receive some amount
of money my father left in one bank in Abidjan. I have called our lawyer
but we needed a foreigner to help me receive the fund so i
may move over
to your country to finish my education.If its interest you to help me out,
i will give you more details and getting the money has no risk involved.
Beside, forgive me for my poor English as french is our number one
speaking and writing language.
What i need is your full name and adddress, Your bank informations so i
will inform our lawyer to do all the cliaming documents on your name so
the money will be transferred to your
account over there while i come over to finish my education and also start
one business with
the money that can help me to take care of my education.
The Total money involve is 3.4 Million Euros i will send you more informations
as soon as i hear from you,
James Nole.
Thanks

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