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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: susan toure <sus_an0018@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sus_tour001@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 21:23:21 +0100
Subject: HONESTLY HELP ME



HONESTLY HELP ME FROM SUSAN TOURE.ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST.WEST AFRICA. DEAR RESPECTFUL. WARM GREETINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN THE NAME OF OUR GOD. I INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU WITH ALL FAITH, TRUST AND HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND TO ASSIST ME NOT TO BETRAY ME AT THE END. I WAS 18 YEARS OLD GIRL WHEN MY FATHER DIED 2 YEARS AGO IN A GOLD MINE IN MENDE, REPUBLIC OF SERRIA LEONE . HE WAS INTO LEGAL GOLD MINNING,HE HAS SUCCEDED IN SAVING THE SUM OF TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.US ($10.500,000)IN A TRUNK BOX CONSIGNMENT DEPOSITED IN SAFE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN DURING HIS BUSINESS ON GOLD, BEFORE HE WENT ON A TRIP TO REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA NEAR BY COUNTRY TO OUR COUNTRY TO SAVE HIS MONEY FOR SECURITY REASONS BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY. SINCE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER OUR STEP MOTHER HAS BEEN TRYING TO KILL ME , SHE HAS BEEN GIVEN ME A LOT OF PROBLEM AND SHE HAVE COLLECTED EVERY THING FROM ME AND NOW SHE STILL NEED THE DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE TO CLAIM THIS FUND BUT I CAN'T GIVE THIS TO HER BECAUSE IS ALL I HAVE TO LEAVE WITH. I AM 18 YEARS OLD OF AGE I STILL NEED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND HAVE A BETTER EDUCATION AND START A NEW LIFE. OUR STEP MOTHER KNOWS THAT MY DAD HAS SUCH MONEY BUT SHE DON'T KNOW WHERE EXACTLY THE FUND IS BEEN DEPOSITED. RIGHT NOW I ARE HIDING IN A REFUGEE CAMP IN IVORY COAST. MY FATHER USED MY NAME 'SUSAN TOURE' AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DEPOSITED FUND. AND I RAN AWAY WITH THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENT, SO NOBODY HAVE ACCESS TO THE MONEY NOW EXCEPT ME. I NEED HELP FROM YOU TO ASIST ME TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT AND YOU WILL BE SINCERE TO INVITE ME TO YOUR COUNTRY WITHOUT CHEATING ME OR DOING BAD TO ME ON MY ARRIVAL, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AFTER THE TRANSFER OF THIS CONSGNMENT TO YOU IN OVERSEAS. PLEASE MAIL ME URGENTLY TO KNOW YOUR STANDS BEFORE LOOKING FOR HELP ELSEWHERE, YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON I AM CONTACTING IN THIS ISSEU.PLEASE PERMIT ME TO ASK, CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME AS YOUR OWN PEOPLE AND CAN I COMPLETELY TRUST YOU? I AM KINDLY REQUESTING FOR THIS VITAL INFORMATION FROM YOU IF YOU AGREED TO ASSIST ME OUT OF OUR PROBLEM: (1) YOUR FULL NAME (2) YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX.I WILL ALSO WANT YOU TO TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOURSELF IN YOUR REPLY TO MY LETTER TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME . HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND PRESERVE OUR FRIENDSHIP IN GOOD FAITH. BEST REGARDSSUSAN TOURE,
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