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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: Tessy Tohouri <tessytohouri@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Tessy Tohouri <tessytohouri131@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 23:06:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest Friend,


Dearest Friend,

Good
day, may the blessings of God be upon you and grant you the wisdom and
sympathy to understand my situation and how much I need your help. After
going through your profile , l was convinced that you are reputable and
a trust worthy person who can help me.

My name is  Miss Tessy
Tohouri, iam 19 years from Sierra Leone . My father and I escaped from
our country at the heat of the civil war after loosing my mother and two
of my senior brothers in the war.

As a result of the political
instability in my country even after the war, my father established his
cocoa and coffee export business in Abidjan , Ivory Coast .

He
was in Buake, A northern city to negotiate for the purchase of a cocoa
plantation when he was shot and killed by the rebel troupes fighting to
take over
the Government of the country . The death of my father has now made me
an orphan and thereby exposing me to danger. Before his unfortunate
death, my late father called me beside his sick bed and told me as his
only surviving durghter, that he had deposited in one prominent bank the
sum of ( $4.7million Dollars.) with my name as the next of kin.

As
a result of the present insecurity of lives and property in this
country, I wish request that you assist me use your account in your
country to transfer my inherited fund for onward business investment.
Again
to assist me with a letter of invitation that will make me get a visa
to your country for residence in order for me to continue my education
under your care and to invest the fund in a viable business venture
.
I
am willing to give you 15% while 5% has been earmarked for expenses. If
this is acceptable to you, Send me a mail through my email address so
that we can discuss further on this
matter. i wait to here from you urgent.



Regards

Tessy Tohouri

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