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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: "Eliot Fera" <jean.abbass@gmx.fr>
Reply-To: eliotfera@tomsk.ru
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:51:26 +0900
Subject: From Mrs.Eliot Fera,




>From Mrs.Eliot Fera,

Dear ,

May this letter find you in good faith and may you receive this letter
with peace of mind and with due respect as it may be very strange to you
as we have not communicated or know each other before. My present
condition is very desperate and that is why I decided to contact you
through this means to come to my aid.

My name is Mrs.Eliot Fera, but I am married to late Mr.Hans Fera the
owner Hubia Royal Construction company Ltd We were married for twenty
years and had only one Son called Kone. My husband died after a brief
illness that lasted for four years. Since his death I decided not to
re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. When my late husband
was alive he deposited this $12.6 Million Dollars ( Tewlve million six
hundred thousand US dollars )in a bank for foreign investment. Presently
this money is still in the bank.

I am undergoing a medical treatment ,I have cancer and stroke, recently my
doctor told me that I have only five months to live after medical surgery
on my left breast. Having known my condition I decided to contact you so
that you will help invest the money in your country on behalf of my Son
Kone. You will take care of Kone and will help him continue with his
education once he arrives your country to meet you.


What pains me so much is that my late husband relatives seized the Royal
Oil and Construction company immediately after the death of my husband and
nothing was left for me and my Son. I am here with my laptop computer and
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard due to the
presence of my late husband relatives around me. I don't want them to know
about this deposit.
As soon as I receive your reply , I shall give you more information on
what you should do so that the bank will transfer the money to your bank
account.

Hoping to receive your reply.
Mrs.Eliot Fera

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