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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: "telma_chuks009@yahoo.co.jp" <telma_chuks009@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: telma_chuks1987@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:28:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Nice To Meet Me.

I am writing from the Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire , therefore this mail is very urgent.

I am Miss Telma Chuks. I inherited some money ($6.5 Million) from my late father as his only daughter and next of kin of the depoisted family valuable in the custody of the security company.
I need your urgent help by

To help me restrieve the box from the security company and transfer it to your country,

To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 21 years

To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country while you will be take care of investing this money.

Moreover, Dear, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded
within Seven (7) days you signify interest to assist me.

I will give you the documents of the money and will direct you by giving you the deposited certificate and contact informations of the finance house which , i will direct you to the finance house also will assist you to change the documents of the money to your name to enable
the Security Company/finance house transfer the money to you

I request your contact information, such as address, phone number, house address occuptaion and age state of origin so that i will issueed to you all the informations and certificate of the deposite of fund to you.

And if I don't hear from you within two days, I will look for another person.
May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish.
Pray for me always.
Miss Telma Chuks
Thank you Holy Father








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