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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: "Miss.Annabell" <there12@barid.com>
Reply-To: annabmiss@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:31:29 -0000
Subject: hello




Greeting to you my Dearest, Please I need your help and Assistance.
Pls,Signify your interest

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I am Miss.Therese Lucien, the only Daughter of late Mr.and
Mrs. Uriah Tapedoh . My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan;
the economic capital of Ivory Coast, 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 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
(USD.$10.500,000) deposited in one of the largest bank here in Abidjan, In
one of the largest bank of this country that he used my name as his only
Daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund to the bank.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a look foreign
partner in a country of my choice who will assist me for investment purpose.

I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To stand as my late father's foreign partner before the bank transfer
the total sum into your bank account in your country.

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund and invest them into a good
business investments that can benefit you and me since I am only 19 years
old girl, I do not have any idea of any business investment!

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education/study and to secure a resident permit and my traveling Visa to
come over and stay in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 50% percent of the total sum as
compensation for your effort/input after the successful transferring of the
fund from the bank While 50% percent will be for me and my Education in
your country.

Furthermore, please indicate your interest by helping me out for I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days from the
day you signify your interest to assist me.
Anticipating to hearing from you soon.

Thanks.
Best regards,
Miss.Annabell T Uriah

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