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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: OFFICE 12 <informationatpaul001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: valeriekeita004@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:30:01 +0100
Subject: HELLO SIR!

Dear Sir,

I hope that I am not embarrassing you with this email because I know
you did not expect it or know me. But kindly rest assured that I have
irresistible urge to write it. believe me, the mail is an indication of
love for you and happiness I shall always wish you .I am Miss Valeria Kieta.
20 years old and the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs. Joseph Kieta, the
former president of Togolese chamber of Cocoa & Coffee Dealers Association.

My late father was very wealthy cocoa & coffee dealer. My mother died
when I was a baby. My father was poisoned to death by his political
associates 5 years ago. But before his death my father told me that he made
me his next of kin of a money he deposited the sum of $12.5 million dollars
in the bank here. I went to the bank after my father passed away and
confirm that my father really make me the next of kin of this money. Now I
want to transfer the money into your account in your country because the
people who killed my father are after my life now to make sure that our
family is wiped out. In fact as I am writing to you now I am in hiding
place here. So please, if you can help to save my life and transfer the
this money to your account.

I am interested to offer to you 15% from the total money that is
involved for transferring it into your own designated account again i will
hand this money over to you to invest it for me wisely as you know, this is
the highest confidence and trust any person can repose on the other
especially when it is considered that we did not know ourselves before then
you are expected to display high degree of maturity , responsibility , and
understanding in handling this information.

I will give you every detail about the bank here for the transfer to
carry on to your account. After you have indicated your interest and
willingness to help me out of this problem to secure the money for a proper
investment in your country,while i continue my education. Please write to
me as fast as to acknowledge this mail and thanks in anticipation.

I pray that God will Blessed you more as you go through this message.

Sincerely,

Valeria Kieta

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