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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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Fraud email example:

From: moredreen09 dreen <moredreen09@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <morine_idreen@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:40:58 +0200
Subject: Thanks and Remain bless as i receive your urgent response,



From: Morine Idreen,PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS MAIL(morine_idreen@yahoo.fr)

Dear,I know very well that you will be surprise to receive this mail from a totalstranger like me, please don't be offended it is my present condition that waranted me to contact you. How are you, your family and business, I hope everything is in particular. I am Morine Idreen the only child of the late Cheif. Donald Idreen of Free Town,Sierra Leone. My father was the Managing Director (MD) of a company in Ivory Coast.During the time of his service he was a very devoted and God fearing person;this cause his fellow staff to hate him because he always refuse to collaborate with them in doing evil. So one sunny Tuesday evening when I was coming back with my dad from shopping in his own private car we ran into bandits who were totally armed they trace us till we reach home,there they attack us, my father pleaded with them to take everything he has and spare his life, they tookeverything and also shot him three times on his chest they also shot me but to the glory of God I survived the gun shots but my father died in cold blood. How I was admitted in the hospital I don't know but I found myself on the hospital bed after two weeks of the incident when I re-gain conciouse. But why I contacted you is because I want to start a new life outside Africa and also when I went to the company where my father was working before his untimely death in Cote d'Ivoire which is located in west side of Africa they told me that my father's garantuite and all the money the company is owning him about Euro6,200,000.00 is still remain unpaid, and that since I am at a tender age that I should get somebody related to me who will sign an attestation letter on my behalf so that they can pay me the money through him/her. So as things is now I don't want to go and get any of my kinsmen as that will also give them the access to claim the money as I can see that it is now the only thing God has for me to start life again. If I have found favour in your eye I will like you to come and sign the attestation and also give them your account so that they can pay the money into it. While I will prepare to come over your country and meet you there to start a new life again. If you can do it please send your telephone and fax numbers so that i can submit it to the company. let me know as I am waiting to hear from you soon,respond to my private email (morine_idreen@yahoo.fr)

Thanks and Remain bless as i receive your urgent response,Morine Idreen,
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