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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: raph edema <raphedema391@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <raphedema3@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:54:14 +0000
Subject: FROM :EDEMA FAMILY.



FROM :EDEMA FAMILY.ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE.WEST AFRICA.
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
MY NAME IS RAPHAEL EDEMA. NATIONALITY OF SIERRA LEONE.I AM 25 YEARS OLD, STUDIED MARKETING IN BUSINESSADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY. I LOST MY FATHERYEAR BACK. MY FATHER WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HISBUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING ON ABUSINESS TRIP. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORSOF GOLD AND DIAMOND UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. MYMOTHER IS AGED SHE IS 62 YEARS NOW AN OLD WOMAN. IHAVE THREE YOUNGER ONES WE ARE ALL LEAVING IN COTED'IVOIRE SINCE PAST FOUR MONTH.

IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOUWILL NOT BETRAY US. MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOMEOF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE GOOD BANK CALLEDBICICI WHEN HE WAS ALIFE, IN FACT IN A BRIFEIINTRODUTION. ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOUWHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THIS MONEY TOTALING US$6,000,000.00 ( SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR )NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILLRECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARDINVESTMENT.

HOWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOODASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TOYOUR ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OFBUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOURSUPPORT. ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BEGIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TOMOVE THE FUND OUT OF AFRICA TO ABROAD.

I AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. THEWORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOURGUNUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER. SORRY IAM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THATTHIS IS MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT ISINHERITACE AND LAST HOPE.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME BEFORE TAHT IT WAS BECAUSE OFTHIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSNESSASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNERIN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THISMONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS REALEASTATE MANAGEMENT, HOTEL MANAGEMENT OR ANY OTHER INVESTMENT WICH YOU KNOW THAT MAY GIVE US A GOODPROFFIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OFACTION. AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY.YOU CAN CALL US ON TEL NUMBER ABOVE.
OUR BEST REGARDS.
RAPHAEL ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.



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