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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: "MS. Haidara Fanny" <morabii@mail.ru>
Reply-To: "MS. Haidara Fanny" <at08572764@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:06:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hi Dear


Hello  My Dear,,

It
is my pleasure to contact you after going through your profile. I
expect that you are not going to let down this trust am about to repose
on you. Though I will not compel you to honor this proposal,against your
will, but first let me introduce myself to you. My name is Shina
Haidara Fanny from Cote d'ivoire in West Africa. I am the only child of
my late parents  Late Mr Fanny Bangoura.and that has made me to
run away from our family house because my uncles are after my life as
they want to have full access to my inheritance. My dream is to find
somebody overseas whom I can trust with my future life and
inheritance, also who can be able to assist me for relocation abroad
and also assist me in my investment plans abroad. I am seriously
searching for a very reliable person, who
will assist me in this investment plans over there.
I have some
reasonable amount worth $ 10, 500,000.00 USD which I inherited from my
late father who was a traditional ruler and an international business
man also He was a royal highness in my community town citizen, and
economic operator, director (manager) company (society) before his
death, now. I am ready to relocate out of this country and come over
there to your area so that I will secure a business opportunity. I wish
to invest in Hospital Equipment, Transportation, Agricultural Project
and Real Estate. I need to invest the money in your base because of my
the political instability here.Please your assistance is highly needed
to enable me achieve my educational career in your country.
Your
urgent response is needed so that I will give you full details on my
plans for relocating to your country for these establishment. waiting
for your urgent response.

Faithfully,
Miss.Haidara
Fanny.

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