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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: Ms Nassim Abbas Ali <benito_2008_b@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Ms Nassim Abbas Ali <nassimabbas001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:29:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Ms Nassim Abbas Ali.


>From Ms Nassim Abbas Ali.


Greetings to you,
 
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you.I am quite aware that my message will come to you as a surprise
because it is indeed very strange for someone you have not met before to
contact you in this regard.
 
I am Ms Nassim Abbas Ali 25years and the only Child of late Nicolas Abbas Ali.
My father was a very wealthy Gold and Cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the
economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire, my father was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.
 
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so
special. Before the death of my father on 10th January 2014 in a private
hospital here in mcountry he secretly called me on his bed side and told me
that he has the sum of ((USD3.5million) left in fixed / suspense account in
one of the  bank here, that he used my name as her only
child for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
 
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use
it for investment purpose such as real estate or hotel management.

So, i will like you to help me claim the fund befor it will be late.

Thanks
Ms Nassim Abbas Ali

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