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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: From Miss Farida <ftin18rman@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: ftin12rman@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 05:08:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Waiting For Your Response

>From Miss Farida
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
Dear Respectful,

I am Miss Farida, 21 years old the only child and daughter of Mrs. Rahma.

I inherited from my late mother the sum of $8.5 Million USD and I seek your permision to remit this amount into your bank account to enable me come to meet with you in your country where I wish to make use of this fund and to further my Nursing Education.

The transaction process shall begin immediately I hear from you through a bank here in (Cote d'Ivoire) were the said fund is deposited in a bank by my late Mother before she died in Oct 2006 as God wanted it to be.

I shall compensate you with 20% of the total sum for your desire to assist me. Please do respond immediately you receive this mail for more information regarding myself and the process for the completion of the transaction to enable the immediate transfer of the funds into your existing bank
account or new bank account.


My Best Regards,
Miss Farida.



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