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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: Esther Desmond <e_desmond20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Esther Desmond <esther.desmond2015@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 02:52:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Esther Desmond.


From Miss Esther Desmond.

Hello Dear,

Hope this mail meets you well, please permit me to introduce myself to you, I am Miss Esther Desmond the Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Desmond from Ivory Coast. Who was a famous cocoa merchant based here in Abidjan the Economic capital of Ivory Coast (Cote D'ivoire). I am seeking for your assistance to help me transfer the sum of $ (7,500, 000.00USD) that I inherited from my late father to your bank account.

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total fund as a mode of compensation after the transfer for your time and effort. All the necessary documents concerning this fund are intact. For more details concerning this fund and I will equally send you my photos so that you will see and know who I am.

Waiting for your cooperation,
Thanks and may God bless
Yours Faithfully.
Esther Desmond,

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