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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: francisca elka <franciscaelka01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 07:18:16 -0800
Subject: Miss. Francisca Elka
Dear Love one.
Greetings to you and your family , in my search for a reliable and
honest person and having gotten your contact through prayers and pains
taking efforts via searching . My name is Francisca Elka the only
daughter of Mr Anthony Elka a Cocoa and gold dealer also a government
contractor , is unfortunate that I lost my parents in a motor accident
and since then I and my younger brother have been looking for a good
honest person till we decided to do a research through this medium to
get a honest person.
We are presently in Lome-Togo where we came to stay in a guest house
due to father's family is wicked and they will take away what our
father left for us and also our father has big properties here in this
country we are here now to seek for your assistance to retrieve the
6.8 Million dollars our late father left in a deposit house here in
Togo.
We want to trust in you so that you will you become our guardian and
also assist us to start a new life you will also handle the fund and
put it into a very good joint investment which you will be in control
of it , I am a good , humble beautiful young girl who does not want
any body who will not be caring and honest and I want a very good
person in my life so that I and my junior brother will start new life.
I will give you all the details in your next reply.
Thanks
Miss. Francisca Elka
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