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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: Denise Omeka <deniseeomeka@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Denise Omeka <odenseomekaa@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 10:14:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: MRS. DENISE OMEKA



Compliments of the day!
From Mrs. Denise Omeka,
112 Bp Koumassi 354 Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire,

Good day and how are you together with your entire family?

I know that this letter may come to you as surprise, I came across your email contact from my personal search and I decided to reveal this life time secret to you as I prayed hard before I sent you this email. I believe that you will be honest and sincere to fulfill my final wish before I will die.

I am Mrs. Denise Omeka from (Kuwait, married a man from Ivory Coast, in West Africa) but work in (Lhasa) Ivory Coast, West-Africa since eight years ago, my late husband was a business man dealing on exportation, of Gold, Cacao and Coffee I am 52 years old now suffering from a long time cancer of breast.

From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next one month, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage i have only one daughter age of 15 years old.

My husband died in a fatal motor accident some years back, since his death i decided not to re- marry because of my bad health. Before the death of my husband, he deposited the sum of (€12,750,000.00)with enough quantity of raw gold that worth millions of dollars, in the security firm here in Ivory Coast,

I want you to assist me in order to claim the fund from the security firm, the sum of (€12,750,000.00) as my husband's foreign business partner and family friend, after you have received the Fund to your account in your country, you will then adopt my only daughter to your country to live the rest of her life peacefully and for continuation of her education.

This is a country according to the traditional of the land, if a man died without a son, even if the man have ten (10) daughters without a boy child, when the man dies his brother will claim all his wealth, money and belongings as the tradition demands.

This is the reason why I am trying to see a trusty worthy person to in trust my daughter and the family inherited money to the person’s hand before I die.

20% of the total fund is for you for your help to my only daughter 80% will be invested into an investment you know very well to maximize profit in my daughter’s name and will be control by you until she finish her education.

I believe you are in a better position to help me claim the Fund from the security firm.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security firm here in Ivory Coast where the Fund is deposited.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here.

If you are interested kindly reply immediately with your full personal information.

NAME.......................... .................
AGE........................... .............................
MARITAL STATUS....................................
COUNTRY....................... ......................
OCCUPATION.................... ......................
PHONE NUMBER........................ ................

Hope to hear from you soonest.
Mrs. Denise Omeka

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