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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: Apolline Dominique <apollinedominique@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: Apolline Dominique <apolline.dominique@outlook.fr>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:53:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?QnVzaW5lc3PigI8gSW52ZXN0bWVudCBGcm9tIE1zLiBBcG9sbGluZSBEb21p?=
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My name is Miss Apolline Dominique,
20years orphan and medical student from France.  I am the only daughter
of my late parents, My father was an outstanding oil and gas
entrepreneur before he died on 25 December 2015, It is a serious pains
which is an injury that lingers in my soul for almost two months now and I want somebody who is reliable and honest who will advise or give me
help on how to overcome the crisis.

I pray before contacting you,
and I thought that you are the rightful person to help me out of my
horrible situation. Please I need your help to transfer my inherited
money 2.4million dollar to your country for investment ventures under
your care and directive, while I will continue my education in your
country after the transfer.
It is my desire to come over to your
country to continue my education while you invest and manage my
inherited money. Please I am an orphan, and I need your help to transfer
my inherited money to your country. I will also need your help to
ensure a great school for me in your country, where I will continue my
education.
Now allow me to ask these few questions:

1. Can you honestly help me from your heart?
2. Can I completely trust you?

I
am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort / input after the successful transfer of my inherited money into
your nominated account. As soon as I receive your response showing your
interest to assist me, I will give you all the necessary information you
need to proceed against transferring my inherited money to your account
as I believe that this transaction will be completed within a few days
you signify your interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear from you soonest. Thank you and God bless you.
With best regards.
Miss Apolline Dominique.

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