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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: SALI QUATTARA <sali_quattara1@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: sali_quattara01@yahoo.co.th
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:27:56 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM MISS SALI QUATTARA...............I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE.



Dear Respectful One,

 
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into relationship with you, I know this mail may come to you as a surprise , Since we have not known or written before, Introducing myself, I AM MISS SALI QUATTARA , 21 years of age the only Daughter of LATE MR AND MRS QUATTARA , My Father was a GOLD AND COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ACCRA, GHANA AND ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast), He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips in France.
 
Before the death of My Father on 29th June 2009 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of USD$4 M (Four Million USD Dollars Only),deposited in a bank  of Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire, that he used My Name as his Only Daugter for the next of kin in Depositing the Funds here.
 
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner and  transfered this money and use it for investment purpose such as real Estate and Hotel's management on how best to transfer this money to overseas please, I am humbly seeking your assistance to hlep me in this following ways:-

1- To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in the university.
2- To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to help me secured a residential permit in your country. moreover, I am willing to offer you 40% of the total sum as compensation for your effort / input after the successful transfer of this Fund into your country overseas, while 5% will be set a side to offset any expenses we may incure.
 
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.

I hope we can be very productive together, Trust and confidental in one another, Coming from the southern part of Sierra Leone , I was taught English by the British school in London which i attended. I do not speak French like the Ivorians and this is part of the difficulty I am facing in this country right now. I used to be a part (2) communication arts student in the higher institution before we got affected by the war.
  
I am waiting to hear your good reply.
Yours Lovely Daughter.
Miss Sali Quattara.

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