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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: Aminata El-Kerdi <aminataarmand@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Aminata El-Kerdi <aminataarmand7@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 04:14:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello my dear


From Miss.Aminata El-Kerdi
Abidjan,Ivory Coast,

In
confidence,i have to introduce myself for i am Miss.Aminata El-Kerdi,
22 years old, I am the only daughter of late Dr. and Mrs. Kazimir
El-Kerdi. I prayed before contacting you, please for God sake do not see
my mail as an embarrassment as we do not know each other before.
 
I
wish to request for your assistance in my efforts to procure the
transfer of my inherited money for investment ventures under your care
and directive,while i will continue my education there in your country. I
inherited Five Million,Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00)
here in my name with one of the security company in my country and I
will require your assistance in receiving the transfer of my inherited
money in your local account
for investment purposes,as it is my wish to come over to your country
to further my education while you take care of the investment of the
money.
 
Please i am an orphan and i need your assistance to
transfer my inherited money to your country and also your assistance to
secure a nice school for me in your country where I will continue my
education.Please I did not comfortable here because of my wicked and
greedy uncles ,The uncles has took away all my father's properties and
now looking means to have an access on my inheritance,This is reason I
requested for your assistance to have my inherited money transfer to
your custody for an investment under your care and directive,Then after
the transfer I will come over there in your country and live a brighter
life also further on my education in any medical university as I want to
study medicine to been a medical doctor in my life.
 
Thanks so much.
I am waiting to hear from you for
more details.
Yours sincerely.
Miss.Aminata El-Kerdi

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