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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: "Mrs. Elvi Meigh" <mercy_konahh@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Elvi Meigh" <elvi12meigh@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:46:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Beloved in the Lord

Beloved in the Lord

My name is Mrs. Elvi Meigh am from a Country
called Cote D’ Ivoire we are the first in Coco producing in the world
which my late husband was one of the highest producer of coco in our
contry

I am contacting you in respect of the fund Kept in my care
as next/kin which i intend to invest in your country for the homeless
children and widows like me

Actually, I acquired the sum of
($7.000.000.00) Seven million United States dollars in my care cash in a
consignment trunk box from my late husband Mr. Edward Meigh , an
Ivorian politician and also a businessman (Gold Sellers/Miners)

I
am sorry for reaching you so urgently without prior knowledge of each
other. But this is due to the urgency in my motive to secure a trusted
partner who can assist me in this very confidential transaction; I wait
your urgent answer of your ability to handle this
for me.

All
arrangement to bring the consignment Box to your country will be legally
arrange perfectly without any harm. Let me hear from you if you can
assist me in this to save my life


Regards
Elvi Meigh

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