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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: VIVIAN OSCAR <vivian-5@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <vivian_osibr@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:35:43 +0200
Subject: TRUST & SINCERITY



Dearest One, Permit me to inform you my desire of going into business relationship with you.
My name is Vivian Oscar,22 years from Sierra Leone. My father and I escaped from our country at the heat of the Civil War after loosing my mother and two of my senior brothers in the war.
As a result of the political instability in my country even after the war, my father established his cocoa and coffee export business in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He was in Buake, a northern city to negotiate for the purchase of a Cocoa plantation when he was shot and killed by the rebel troupes fighting to take over the government of the country on the 22nd September, 2002. I am only 22 years old girl and I leave alone because I don’t want the people who killed my late father, to kill me too.
I will be very happy if you promised me that you will keep this secret until this money arrival to your account in your country.

Defore the death of my late father,he deposited the sum of $12.3m US dollars with one of the leading Banks here in Cote d`iviore, before his dead and because of situation of political crisis here that led to war going on here in my country, i need some body that I will trust to come in and help me and claim this money out from the Bank while it will be transfered to your account in your country. Please I am contacting you for your assistance, to help me because i don't have anyone in here to help me and I don't have money to travel from here to any country, so, I need your assistance to stand by me and and help me to transfer the money to your country for future investment.

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OR FORIEGN PARTNER OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM IS STILL YOUNG GIRL OF 22 YEARS.2). You honestly take me as your family?3). Can I completely trust you?4). What percentage of the total amount in question willbe good for you after the money is in your country?
5).TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOURCOUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS.INTEREST TO ASSIST ME ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.THANKS AND BEST REGARDS.

MISS VIVIAN OSCAR.
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