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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: Favour Manis <sunsanwong008@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Favour Manis <favourmanis@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:13:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear,


Hello Dear,

Please I will like you to consider to accept this my
proposal despite that it will be suprise to you since we have not known
or written before, I prayed over it before contact you as the spirit
directed,

and I Believe that you are a reputable and trust worthy
person that I can do business with,I must not hesitate to confide in
you for this  sincere business
My full name is  Favour Manis the only
duagther of late Mr.and
Mrs.Joseph Manis My father was a very good business gold and cocoa
merchant based in Accra,Ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and father of
most powerful politicians here in Abidjan Cote,divoire 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 his death  in a private hospital here in Abidjan
he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum
of Three million five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD
($3,500,000.00) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime
bank here in Abidjan , that he used my name as his only daugther 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
ssociates 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 management or hotel management .

Friend, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a new empty bank account which this money would be transfer. if you dont want us to use your personal account .

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since i'm still a
little girl.

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your
country.

Friend,after successful transfer of this fund i will
give you 10% to conpersate for your effort, and 5% for any expencies you
make during the transfer,
that is 15% that means you will have 15%
from the total fund as compensation for your effort/ input after the
successful transfer of this fund into your account overseas.
Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within four (4) days you
signify interest to assist me.

 waiting your respond

Thanks
Ms.Favour Manis

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