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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: Caroline Freund <dominique-andre11@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:02:17 +0000
Subject: THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY URGENT


Dear,



Greetings, 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 for the fact that we have not yet known or written to
each other before. Though I will not compel
you to honor this proposal, against your will, but first let me
introduce myself to you.



My name is Miss Caroline Freund from Ivory Coast West Africa. I am the only
child of my late parents and that has made me to run away from our
family house because my uncles and my step mother is after my life as
they want to have full access to my inheritance.



My dream is to find someone like you 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 have some reasonable amount worth $4.7Million Dollars which I inherited
from my late father who was a traditional ruler and an international
business man before his sudden death.Presently I am ready to relocate
out of this country and come over there to your
area , in order to secure a resident permit and investment
establishment in lucrative avenues.I wish to invest in areas like
(Hospital Equipment, Transportation, Agricultural Project and Real
Estate).



I need to invest the money in your base because of 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. Please should in case if you are not in a good position to
work with me on this aspect. I will appreciate you inform me
immediately for more details.



Thank you and please consider my situation.



Yours truly,

Miss Caroline Freund.


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