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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: "Miss.Lea Abiba Mangou" <aminataarmand10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: "Miss.Lea Abiba Mangou" <leamangou01@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:35:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Very very Urgent Please.




From: Lea Abiba Mangou
 
RE: APPEAL FOR URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS
ASSISTANCE!
 
Dear,
 
I am introducing myself to you as Miss. Lea Abiba Mangou an
orphan, the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Ketoglo Mangou. My father was a
very wealthy and successful business man, he is into Gold and Oil business, and
Owner Construction Company before he passed way after a long time of illness of
a food poison here in Abidjan the economic capital of Ivory Coast; my father
was poisoned by his brother who capitalized on the fact that my father has no
male child to inherit his wealth, My mother died when I was a baby and since
then my father took me so special.
 
Before my father final died in a private hospital here in
Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum
of  5.5milion American dollars left in
fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, that he used
my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
That due to the incessant political crisis in this country and to avoid been
killed by his enemies.  I should seek for
a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money
and use it for investment purpose such as real estate or hotel management.
 
Please, I am honorably seeking your assistance in the
following ways:
 
(1) To help me transferred this fund into your bank account:
 
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am still a
small girl:
 
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country
to further my education and also to secure a resident permit in your country:
 
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as
compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund
into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, please indicate your options
towards assisting me as my life is not save here because my uncle wanted to
take my father’s wealth, please reply back to me as soon as you finish reading
this email so that I can give more details I wait to hear from you urgently.
 
Thanks and God bless.
Yours Sincerely,
Lea Abiba Mangou

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