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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: sandra dave <sandradave1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sandradave1@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:45:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dearest Belove,


Dearest  Belove,
 
Thanks for your mail response and it's nice to hear from you and am so happy to know you as i believe that you can be the real man am looking for in life to spent the rest of my life with and also confide this important issue in you.
 
I am young miss Sandrea , 22 years old and the only daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.sangare. My father was a highly reputable business Man-(a cocoa merchant)  who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during hisdays.
 
  It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad Though his sudden death was linkedor rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time But God knows the truth.
  My mother died when I was little,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of Twelve Million five hundred thousand United State Dollars.
(USD$12.5)
 
left in fixed deposit account in a BANK here in Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire and the bank want to go from this place to tunisie i dont want that fund to be transfer to tunsie i need your help so that we can get this fund from them my father told him that he deposited the money in my name,and finally issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is in possession of all the necessary but legal documents to this fund and the bank
 
 I am just 22 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do.Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this funds.
   This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.
 
The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life Sir,I am in a sincere desire of your humble
assistancein this regards.
Your suggestions and ideas will behighly regarded Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
 
1. Can you honestly help me ? 
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question  will be good for you after the
 
money is in your account? Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon aspossible.
Thank you so much,  My sincere regards
 
>From Sandera Sangare



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