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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: Mrs Judith Trabelsi <trabelsi3@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: mrstjudith@yahoo.cn
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:02:53 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From Mrs. Judith Trabelsi.


From Mrs. Judith Trabelsi.
PLOT 23 Felix Avenue BP.
Abidjan - Côte d'Ivoire

Dear Friend,
It is a good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you
however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you
to honour against your wish. Your profile pushed me to send
you this mail, Actually It is my pleasure to contact you for
a business venture which I and my Son intend to establish in
your country. Though I have not meet with you before but I
believe one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed
sometimes in life. There is this amount of Four million, Five
hundred thousand United State Dollars($4.500,000) which my
late Husband Mr. kenneth Kader Trabelsi. A highly reputable
business magnet-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital
of Ivory-coast during his days, deposited in a security company in
Abidjan Capital city of Ivory-Coast which he wanted to used for his
political reason in our Country before he was assassinated.

Now I and my son have decided to invest these money in your country
or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political
reasons. We want you to help us claim and receive the consignment
which will be sent to you through diplomatic means to your address
to avoid any traces of the funds and to enable us plan for the
investment in your Country: I will like to invest part of the money into
these three investment in your Country but, if there is any other business
that is better than what I am suggesting, I will be very glad to follow your
advice.

1). Real estate
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel.

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you
a very pleasant percentage of 25% Of the total fund while the balance
will be invested by me and my son.

I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Judith Trabelsi.


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