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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: Yabia Kohla <rose2007yao@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: yabiakohlia@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:06:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Greetings / Am Interested in your Product


Greetings / Am Interested in your Product
Hello
 
 
I am very sorry for coming to you in this way and any inconvenience this mail may cause you but I believe firmly that through the basis of humanitarian assistance my plea will be treated with favourable attention.
 
I am Miss Yabia Kohlia the only daughter of late Mr.and Mrs D. Kohlia;  My father was a very wealthy Diamond and Gold dealer in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast. Before the death of my father, he told me that he has the sum of Twelve million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($12,500,000) left in fixed suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only daughter as the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
 
But when i got to the Bank, the bank told me that I can not touch this money because of two reasons
 
1) I must be 21 years old before I can have the access to touch this money.
 
2) The money can only be touched only on an onward transfer because it is a fixed deposit account...
 
Now, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
 
1) To help in receiving this money in your country.
 
2) To serve as a guardian of this fund.
 
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
 
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 35% ¨for your help morally and financially from the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Do let me know if you are interested to help me in this transaction because the bank don’t want to give me this money because it was said in their agreement with my father that I must be 21 years old before i can touch this money. I want you to stand as my partner so that you can help me to withdraw this money on your name and once it is transfer we shall discuss on what to invest the money on.
 
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
 
Thanks and God bless.
 
YOURS SINCERELY,
 
Yabia Kohlia

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