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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: "yanic habib" <yantoure@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:22:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: personal


15 RUE12
LOT 1294 DEUX PLATEAU
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST-AFRICA
DEAREST ONE

We need your urgent assistance.

I am YANIC 21 and my only brother TOURE 19 our mother died when i was just 4 years old, and since then my father took us so special. Before his death
on November 24th 2003 as a result of poison by his business associate.
Before his death he called us and disclose to us that he had a sum of twelve
million United State Dollars.(USD$12.000,000) Left in a suspense account in a bank here and the bank affliate ivory coast.
We need you to stand as our gaurdian and to help us invest the money in
your country.

GOD bless you and your family
Waiting To hear from you .
Thanks
YANIC HABIB








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