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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: Sandrah Tukor <sandrah_tukor33@yahoo.co.th>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 03:27:31 -0700
Subject: Good Day Dearest.




Good Day Dearest.

How is everything with you and your family,

With Due Respect and Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground, however, this is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor against your will.

Meanwhile, My Name is Sandra Tukor, from Republic of South Africa. I am 20 years old now. I was until recently a medical student of the National University of Science and Technology here. Although we never met before but kindly bear with me at this moment that I have a special reason why I decided to contact you. My situation at hand is miserable, But I am of believe that you would obliged to come to my assistance.

My late father Matthew Tukor, being a former British Contractor with the Cote divoire Mining Corporation, (Name deliberately with held) On Feb. 27, 2009 my father head an automobile accident with my only sister and died.

I am constrained to contacting you at this moment now because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my relatives here. They planned and take away all my late fathers treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but my uncle heard about the traveling and hides away my diplomatic passport and other valuable documents. Luckily to me he did not discover where I kept my fathers File which contained an important documents.

I am presently staying in the Mission camp in Cote divoire. I want you to be my long-term relationship and investment partner and assistance.

My late father made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve months calendar, valued at US$3.500,000.00 (Three Million, five hundred thousand US Dollars) at one of the bank here in Cote divoire.

I had contacted the Bank to withdraw the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that being a refugee that my status does not permit and according to the local law and the agreement between my late father and the bank does not authorize me to carry out the money. However, he advised me to provide a trustee person who will stand on my behalf to receive the money on his or her bank account.

I had wanted to inform my relatives about this deposit but I am afraid that their will not offer me anything after the release of the money. Therefore, I decide to seek for your help to do me a favour to receive this money into your bank account or any safer place in part of the world that you will provide to the bank for them to transfer this money to you that will be saved in your hands as the beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping.

This is my reason for writing to you. I am willing to offer you 20% for your cordial assistance and the balance of 80% shall be for my investment, So that I will relocate to your country and settle down with you immediately this money gets into your Account. I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production

Thanks and God bless you as I wait your respond as soon as possible

Miss Sandra Tukor

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