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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: SUSSAN ALBERT. <tolu3@godmail.dk>
Reply-To: sussanalbert@mail2Dad.com
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 01:11:47 +0200
Subject:


Dear Respected One,

Kindly permit me the opportunity to narrate my ordeal to you and as
such seek your understanding in my proposal to you as below.


I am Sussan Albert Odinga the only survived Daughter of the special
Adviser on finance and Economic planning to President Mwai KIBAKI,
erstwhile president of Republic of Kenya.My father Albert Odinga was
the Special Adviser to Mr.Mwai KIBAKI and was killed in the renewed
war alongside my mother and my only sister and brothers all this
because of the tussle for power in Kenya as reported by international
media During the heat of the war in Kenya recently.


Immediately the opposition group killed my father, the American
president offered Asylum to Mr.Mwai KIBAKI with some of his [[Mr.Mwai
KIBAKI] aides and Loyalist to be in America as a, Peace Maker to the
Kenya Crisis and the American president did approve of the above as he
stated during his 2 working day visit to Kenya upon this, I succeeded
in coming to Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire where i am presently as a refugee
in the refugee camp in Abidjan,the above because of the serious war in
Kenya and all my father's houses, properties burnt and his bank
accounts frozen by the Kenya Warriors who have taken over power.



However, my father told me of some fund he deposited in a security
trust service company ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE before his death and he
handed over all the document and information to me, which are with me
here in Cote D'Ivoire. The total amount inside is US $20.5 Million and
this fund is what I need you at this point is your acceptance to help
me claim the box deposited by my late father. I also require your
utmost sincerity and faithfulness in working with me to get the box
claimed and the funds deposited in your account while I meet with you
in your country on completion of the transaction to get my share and
invest it in a viable business over there based on your advise and for
me to start a new life alone as an Orphan.
You are to respond to me urgently.

Please, help me, I am in pains here.
Yours in need,
Sussan Odinga Albert.


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