419 scam: Angele Dattero <angeledattero55@gmail.com> Greetings Dear

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Angele Dattero <angeledattero55@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:19:42 +0200
Subject: Greetings Dear

Hello dear I'm Miss Angele Dattero from Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Ivory Coast).
I am a 22 year old girl, an orphan because I have no parents my uncles
threaten to kill me because of the inheritance my father left for me.
Please I need your sincere help. I have ($10,500,000.00 USD ) ten million
five hundred thousand dollars that I inherited from my late father but he
put the money in a Deposited / stray account with one of the best banks
here in Abidjan deposited a foreign bank account for investments abroad but
he died without transferring the funds. My father used my name as their
only daughter for next of kin when depositing the money and the money can
only be transferred to a foreign bank account. All i need is your honesty
as my foreign guide and to help me invest the fund and also help me to
continue my education in your country. Please, if you fully agree to assist
me to this end, please express your interest by writing me back and I will
provide you with the necessary information on how to proceed and I will
send you 20 % of the total amount for your help give the transfer. Thank
you for your concern. Yours, Angele Dattero.

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