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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: "Mrs.Oivia Obruth Yeputa." <OiviruthYe06@outlook.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: frankob_yt84@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 14:16:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE: Attention:Sir;(Please you reply.

Attention:

Sir,

With a heart deep humiliation and persecution am seeking good consolation that I seek to write to you, AM Mrs Olivia Obruth, Yeputa an Ivorian widow with an only son ( Frank Obruth Yeputa ). My husband was the chief security officer to the ousted president Bede of Cot d'Ivoire. During the overthrown of 24th December 1999, my husband was among the people was killed by the military. Since after his death. I ran away with my only son.

Sir, may I introduce this business proposal to you. With reference to an introduction and good recommendation made of you and your esteemed firm by my close friend, I do hereby wish to ask for your assistance in an urgent business transaction that requires absolute honesty and secrecy. Although I did not in any way disclose to my friend the details of this my proposal due to confidential nature of this transaction.

By virtue of my husband 's position, the former president (Bede) gave him $80,500,000.00 (Eighty million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) cash in $ 100.00 bills stacked in a box when he got the information that the military are planning to overthrow him.

Immediately my husband was confirmed dead, I made away with this box with my only son so that we cannot be reached by Mr. Bede. I have really been waiting for a more suitable time and opportunity to contact you concerning this transaction. Right now, the money is in a safe place. I deposited it somewhere in Cambodia for safekeeping. I am using this opportunity to seek your assistance to move the money to your country to be invested on behalf of my only son. For your assistance, I am ready to offer you 30% of the total sum and give you the full power to manage the remaining 70% on behalf of my son. Contact my son (Frank Obruth Yeputa ) where we are currently staying in a sister's house in the United Kingdom UK.

The funds are now in Cambodia, which we shall inform you as soon as you conclude arrangements and upon conclusion of arrangement, we shall forward to you the certificate of deposit with the contact information of the agent in charge of the funds as consignment in Malaysia for confirmation.

However, send your message to my Son immediately you receive this message to his email:frankob_yt84@outlook.com, Please I want us to finish this business as quickly as possible. And please indicate your private phone and fax Numbers on your response to this mail.

Thanking you in anticipation of your kind
consideration and urgent reply.
Yours faithfully.

Mrs. Oivia Obruth Yeputa.
IN GOD WE TRUST.


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