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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: Maria Ange Yao <fatou_musa@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: maria_ange2008@caramail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 17:06:49 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Maria


From Maria

Dearest One,

I am Maria Ange Yao young medical student from west africa. i would like to go into a partnership with you It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount ($12.500,000,00) Million USA Dollar which my late Father Mr Konah Yao kept for with a Fiduciary Fund Holder in Abidjan before her Death.


Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.I want you to help me claim and retrieve these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes .


I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund .
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 25% Of the total fund. I await your soonest response.
Yours Sincerely,
Mss . Maria Ange Yao


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