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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: Liz Bassam <liz_bassam105@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: liz_b_basam@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:36:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MISS LIZ




FROM MISS LIZ





Dear Respectful One



I am writing you this letter with due respect and heartfelt of tears since we have not known or met each other before, I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance. firstly, I have to introduce my self to you,

I’m Elizabeth Bassam, 20 years old single girl , I am studying geology at East Legion University , I am the daughter of Late Mr. Samson Bassam an Australian Citizen, But I am born here in Cote d’ivore, My father was the director of Compagnie Ivoirienne D'Electricite (CIE), He was assassinated by unknown people on one of his visit to their contract site at Bourke the northern part of the country, my mother died when I was small so I was in school when the news of my fathers death hit me, ever since then things has not being the same with me. My mother is from Uganda so I don’t have any relation here.

Right now I am staying in a church because the war here brought a lot of displacement I don’t have family here so there is no where to run to,

I would like to appeal to you confidentially to assist me concerning my late father's deposit here in Abidjan of $3.500,000,00, ( three million five hundred thousand USD) I want to move out of here.

If you are willing to assist me I am ready to send you every information’s where my late father deposited this fund and the document of the fund, Can you sincerely assist me in transferring this fund into your account and assist me In coming over to meet you in your country,

Can you assist me in securing a school so that I can complete my education?

Can you invest this fund in a lucrative business for me for the period of (5) years so that After completion of my education I will join you on the business.

Can I trust you to provide a place for me to stay? Can I also trust you to safe keep this fund when it transferred to your account?

If you are willing to help please indicate in your next mail and let me know so that I can give you the bank details .Let me have your full address so that it will enable me to know you the more as my appointed beneficiary. Also I promise to offer you (5) percentage of the total fund.

Waiting for your response,



Miss Elizabeth Bassam.

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