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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: Monica Edmond <monica.edmond002@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <monica_edmond94@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:05:31 +0000
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?Dearest_Be?= =?windows-1256?B?bG92ZWT+/v7+/g==?=
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Greetings,I
am Miss. Monica Edmond, a 24 years old girl and also a citizen of Cote
D’Ivoire my father was adviser to Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo the former
Cote d’Ivoire President. I am contacting you to see if you will help me
out for the claiming of my inheritance sum of US$4.5 Million which my
late father deposited in Security company for investment before his
death.Actually I need you to
assist me to receive the sum of US$4.5 Million which is in 1.1/2
Pallets which my late father deposited with a security and finance house
which he declared the 1.1/2 pallets as Diamond to the Security and
finance house using me as his next of kin. If you are interested in
helping me, I will like you to kindly give me your full name, your
address, your telephone number, your mobile number so as to enable me
introduce you to the Security and finance house as my late father’s
business associate and my guardian who is to receive the 1.1/2 pallets
on my behalf.As soon as you
send your full information as I requested, I will then introduce you to
the Security and finance house so as to enable them advice you on the
transfer the pallets to your address without any delay. I am doing this
because, since the death of my both parents, my uncles are all out to
kill me because of my late father properties which they have pursue me
out of the family house build by my late father which lead to my leaving
Cote d’Ivoire and now in Cape Coast Ghana so as to run for my dear life
to avoid them killing me. If you agree to help me out, I will then
invite you to chat so that I can chat with you and then possible ask
any question you may like to ask concerning to the business.Thanks,Miss. Monica Edmond

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