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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: Chrostian Duke <esef@ufrgs.br>
Reply-To: richogno3@cantv.net
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:25:06 -0200
Subject: From Mr Christian Duke



From Mr Christian Duke
Republic of Cote D'Ivoire.West Africa


Good Day,

It's Good thing to write you, I came to you with due respect and equally with
heartful of tears and sorrows since we have not known or met before, I mean no
harm to you only that am in a desperate situation and need urgent help.

After going through this mail, it will be your decision, whether to help me or
not, but whatever you decide, bear in mind, i am in trouble and need
your help,
i am asking for your assistance and i will be so glad if you can allow
and lead
me to the right tract towards your assistance to my situation.

I will like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you, I am Christian
Duke the only son of Mr and Mrs Duke, i am 20 year old My father was a very
wealthy Gold Merchant in Monrovia the Gold Capital of republic of Liberia in
west africa. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously.

Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been
masterminded by an uncle of his whom he does business with, and my mother died
when i was little a boy.

Before the death of my father in a hospital here in Cote D'ivoire, he secretly
called me and told me that he has the sum of (USD$15,million)United State
Dollars left in one of the leading security company here in Abidjan Cote
D'ivoire West Africa.

He disguised the real content of the box as contain family valuables, which
means that the security company is not aware of the real content of the box as
contains money rather family valuable.

This he told me that, is for the safety of the money in the box. Except me and
my late father,no one is aware that the box in the security company contains
money.

I am presently staying in a guest house here in Abidjan Cote D, Ivoire,this is
because i have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political
crisis here in Cote D, Ivoire. The death of my father actually brought sorrow
to my life.

Dear, am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your
suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Please consider this and get back to me as soon as possible for more
clearification.

Thanks and am waiting for your response.

Christian Duke


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