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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: Lilian Thompson <lilian.thompson@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: Lilian Thompson <lilianthompson00@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:20:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From: Lilian Thompson


From: LilianThompson
My Dear,  
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business relationship with you.
 
I got your
contact  and I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due
to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and
trust worthy person that I can confid on and by the this recommendation I must not
hesitate to confide in you for this legal, truethful and Godly
relationship .
 
 I am Lilian   Thompsonthe only dauther of late Mr and Mrs Thompson My
father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan Ivory Coast (Cote d'
Ivoire) , my father was poisoned to dearth by his business associates on
one of their outings on a business trip .
 
My mother died
when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death
of my father on july 28 2015  in a private hospital here in
Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum
of Ten million five hundred thousand United State Dollars. US($10.500,000)
 
left in fixed / suspense account in one of the international bank here
in Abidjan ,he used my name as his only dauther for the next of Kin in
depositing of the fund.
 
My late father
Instrcucted me to 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 management or hotel management .
 
 Sir, I am
honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
 
(1) To provide a
bank account inwhich this money would be transferred to .
 
(2) To serve as
my guardian and of this fund since I am only 22years.
 
(3) To make
arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education.
 
 Note: I am
willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/
input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominate bank account.
 
please make sure
that you write me today.
 
Anticipating to
hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.                                        
Best regards,
Lilian   Thompson

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