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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: Purity Edward <purity1edward@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: purity_ad2@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 17:36:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Miss Purity Edward (Please Let Us Go Into An Investment).


FROM MISS PURITY EDWARD
AVENUE 24 RUE 204
ZONE 4 ABIDJAN
IVORY COAST,WEST AFRICA

My Dear One,


How are you? Hope you are fine.


Please, permit me to inform you of my desire of going into long time relationship and financial transaction for our mutual benefits.

I am Purity Edward, residence in the above address, I m' 20years of age, I'm the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Albert Edward, My father was Gold Agent in Abidjan( Ivory Coast ).Before the death of my father on 20th February 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of (USD$8 Million Dollas) he deposited in one of the famous Security Company here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his beloved daughter for the next of kin in depositing the fund. And that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.

I humbly seek for your assistance, to help me to transfer this money in your account for investment, and to serve as guardian of this fund, since I am are still a students, to make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education. Thanks as you made up your heart to help orphans like me.

Please, I urge you to make this transaction a confidetiallity within your hearth for security purposes.

Yours sincerely,
Purity Edward.


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