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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: "Miss Rose Dago" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rosedago19@voila.fr>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 21.34.56 +0100
Subject: DEAREST ONE..

From Miss Rose Dago
Rue de Vallon Cocody
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
 
 
Dearest One,
 
I am 17 yrs old. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction.Well, my father died with my Mother and my last brother in a crash on Monday, 31 July, 2000 and left I and my junior brother behind. He was a business Man born and based in Germany all his life
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
 
I was only person who can take care of his wealth my mother is dead.My late Father deposited the sum of USD 3,000, 000.00 dollars(Three Million, US Dollars) with a Bank here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.This money was annually paid into my late fathers account from Shell petroleum development company (spdc) and chevron oil company .I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad,so that we can come over there.
 
I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from Bank here to your bank account and I strongly believe that by the grace of God,you will help me invest this money wisely.I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help us in this transaction and another 10% interest Annual After, for handling this transaction for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over. Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence as soon as i hear quickly from you.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Miss Rose Dago
Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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