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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: ollyromaric1@yahoo.com <ollyromaric1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 18:21:13 +0200 (CAT)
Subject: From Romaric Olly

Hello Dearest, My name is Romaric Olly, 19 years old, I am the only son of late Engineer Smith Olly. My late father was licensed crude oil exporter in Tripoli the capital city of Libya. Unfortunately he was assassinated together with my mother by the Rebels, my father's houses and company was set ablaze because my father was in support of Mr. President Muammar al-Gaddafi as one of his political aid. I managed to move out from our country with the help of UN military Forces. Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of USD $11.1Million in one the French Prime Bank in Republic Of Cote d' Ivoire. Please I need your help to retrieve the fund from the BANK and have it in your custody, after that; you will then assist me to come over to your country to continue my education under your guardian and also invest the funds in your country. If you wish to assist me please respond urgently so that I can give you detail info on how to proceed. I will reward you with 15% of the total fund if you assist me. As soon as I hear from you, I will give you details on how you will retrieve the funds from the BANK. I am looking forward to hear from you soon. Best regards and good wishes to you. Romaric Olly.

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