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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: sandra <sandra_d2017@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: sandra <mariasil_vana0511@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 19:38:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please help me for the love of God,


Hello Dear, 
My name is Ms Sandra Denis, Let me inform you of my desire to be a matter of
U.S. $ 11,000,000 (eleven million U.S. dollars U.S. $) with you, I am 22 years
old I am the only daughter of my late father, Mr. Daniel Koine Denis, who was
mayor of the town of Cocody in Abidjan in Ivory Coast and close to former
President Laurent Gbagbo, after the capture of ex-president by the French
armed.

My father took us into exile in Ghana. 1year after my father became seriously
ill he was hospitalized at the private clinic AIDA Centre Ghana or he died.
Before his death February 17, 2012 in this private clinic, he secretly called
me on his bed hospital to inform me that he has a sum of U.S. $ 11,000,000
(eleven million U.S. dollars U.S. $) Blocked in (finance company security) here
Abidjan and me confirm that I am the direct heir of this sum he told me that I
should find someone abroad in a country of my choice who could help has transfer
and help me invest my money in a profitable area after the death of my father I
went to the company withdrew the money for the director of the company told me
that it was impossible to my father had left strict instructions concerning
assets.

The director told me that the money was for a foreign partner has found there
my father has never mentions the name of the foreign partner company he did
believe that the $ 11 million was to its associate and prevented foreign
partner for its money is frozen by the party in power current

Hoping to receive your urgent response.

1)Name of the recipient ......, 2) Address ............., 3) Use ............,
4 Nationality ..........,  5) Your age / sex ........., 6) Your marital
status ........, 7) Your direct phone number.........

Please help me for the love of God,
Miss Sandra Denis

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