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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: sara musa <saramusa112@gmail.com>
Reply-To: saramusa1112@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:34:12 +0000
Subject: My dear ,

My dear ,

I am writing this mail to you with great tears and sorrow from my heart. My
name is sara musa 24yrs old female and I am from the coast of ivoire
African, my mother died long ago, my father was working in the Gold Project
Burkina Faso Mining and Construction Company. I was studying abroad before
my father died.

My dad was among the passengers who were on board with the crashed plane,
Flight AH 5017 You can read more about the news through the below

link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28460625

After my father's funeral, my uncle began to mistreat me and apprehend all
of my parents' property and said that I am a girl I have no right in either
of my parents, one morning I opened my father's folder and found out
documents he used to deposit large amount of money ($ 10.5USD) Millions of
United States dollars, on my behalf as relatives, in one of the major banks
of the Ivory Coast and I also have the documents for the applications.

I want the bank (cote d'ivoire) to withdraw the money for a better life so
that I can take care of myself and start a new life. On my arrival, the
Director of the Bank, whom I met in person, told me that my father to the
bank is that the money would only be disclosed when I am married or present
an administrator who will help me to invest the money abroad, I am in
search of an honest and trustworthy person who will help me and stay as my
administrator that I will present you to the Bank for the transfer of money
to your bank account overseas. It is my intention to compensate you with
30% of the total money after the transfer, I have chosen to contact you
after my prayers and I believe you will not betray my trust in you.

Please, for more confidence and trust in me, I will advise you to give me
your (ID or Skype Name) in your next email, so that you can see me in the
video chat so we can have confidence one with the another because then Many
days are passing all over the world.



Best regards,
ms sara musa

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