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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 Duke <caroline2duke@hanmail.net>
Reply-To: Caroline Duke <caroline2duke@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 20:04:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Caroline Duke


>From Caroline Duke

Dear

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 I was convinced
that you are reputable and a trust worthy person who can help me.

I
am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance to
me. My name is Caroline Duke, 21 years old Girl from Cote D' Ivoire, 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 my country
Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He was in Burke, A northern city to negotiate for
the purchase of a cocoa plantation when he was shot 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
there by exposing me to danger. Before his unfortunate death, my late
father called me beside his sick bed and told me as his only surviving
Daughter, that he had deposited in one of the prominent bank here in our
country the sum of $9million 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. I will appreciate it if you respond to me as soon as you
received my e-mail so that we can discuss further on this matter.

Thanks and God bless you.

Caroline Duke.

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