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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: "Mrs Olivia Yeputa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oobruth@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 22:48:13 -0500
Subject: Your Kind Consideration

Reply to: obruth.olivia@mail.com

I am Mrs Yeputa Olivia; An Ivorian Widow with an only son, My late husband was the chief security officer to the ousted President of Côte d'Ivoire. During the overthrow of December 1999, My late husband was among the people that were killed by the military, Since after his death, I ran away with my only son to another country for safety.

Please, may I introduce this confidential proposal to you with recommendation made of you by my son. I do hereby wish to ask for your assistance and partnership in an urgent business transaction that requires absolute honesty and secrecy. Although, I have never disclose to anyone about the transaction due to confidential nature of the transaction.

By virtue of my late husband position, the ousted President gave him thirty three million dollars cash in $100 bills stacked in boxes when he got the information that the military are planning to overthrow him.

Immediately my husband was confirmed dead, I made away with this boxes and my only son through the help of Spanish contractor so that I can not be reached by the ousted president. I have been waiting for a more suitable time and opportunity to contact you concerning this transaction, for your information, The money is in a safe place, I deposited the funds into a security and finance company for safekeeping.

I am using this opportunity to seek your assistance and cooperation to move the funds to your account to be invested in building a company or Real Estate on behalf of my only son.

For the business to be concluded immediately, all you need to do is to arrange to meet with me and my son where the funds is been lodged, Open an account in your name, pay in the whole money as investment funds to your chosen account. I can’t do this myself, because I don’t have account elsewhere or any business to cover up the source of the funds in the bank.

For your assistance, I am ready to offer you 15% of the total amount and give you power of attorney to manage the remaining 85% on behalf of my son.
At your convenient time, respond back to me immediately and copy to my son email: d36465@outlook.com for his records.

Thanking you in anticipation of your kind consideration.
Yours Faithfully
Mrs Yeputa

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