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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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Fraud email example:

From: Emmanuel Johnson <kndmariam@kmitl.ac.th>
Reply-To: emmanuellajohnson85@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:53:29 +0000
Subject: Dearest



--
Dearest

I know really that this message will come to you as a surprise but
please
permit me to introduce myself to you because i am seriously in need of
your
assistance.My name is Emmanuel Johnson. I have a serious problem which
is
an injury that lingers in my soul for almost ten months now and I want
somebody who is reliable and honest who will advise or give me help and
suggestion on how to overcome the crisis.my mother is not longer alive
here
in Abidjan as I am writing you and recently My Beloved Dad join his
ancestors through the hand evil politicians whoaccused my father of
supporting the past president Laurent Gbagbo who is now in prison in
Holland and since then the rebels and supporters of the present
government
are seeking a way to eliminate my life after assassinating my father and
by
the grace of God I exkept from the hand of the rebels and ran to hide in
Capital city of our country Abidjan IVORYCOAST for the security of my
life.
How I wish I will see you now in my country and we talk to each other at
present.My father before his death was a chairman of cocoa dealers here
in
Bouake Ivory Coast that was when I am still a student at the federal
college of Abidjan. but I stop school after the death of my father
and,as
am writing you now, all my hope and dream of future was shattered and
spread to the sky as I don't know what to do, My father left a big
amount
of money with the bank USD 38MILLION DOLLARS,and I don't know about
this,
it was on the 10th of October last year that our family lawyer kindly
hand
over to me the documents covering the deposit and the WILL my father
wrote
and the instruction on how I will utilize the money, Meanwhile I don't
know
what actually what to do with this money because of shattered brain and
life line, that is why I contacted you so that you can advise me and
also
help or give me suggestion how I will handle the inheritance and also
help
me to transfer this fund to your account over in your country because
right
here i am scared of my life due to the threat by the supporters of the
president. My dear after the conclusion of the transfer of the money I
will
come over to your country to have peace and security and also to
continue
my education while you will search for a good business to invest the
money,
Please it is a long story that if I start to narrate them now, you will
start shedding tears over there, but I will give you more details in my
next mail but kindly bear in mind that I need you to help me out from
this
my bad condition and help transfer this money to your account and assist
me
come over there for security of my life and the fund and start a new
life
with you. My dear please contact me through my private email so that i
can
give your details on how the fund will be transferred to your account.

Thanks once again and please extend my greeting to your family.
Thanks and God bless you
Emmanuel Johnson

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