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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: Miss Alicia Nicole Kanga <alicekanga51@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: alicianicolekanga@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:23:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Urgent Message from Miss Alicia Nicole Kanga.



























































































Urgent Message from Miss Alicia Nicole Kanga.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)
West Africa.
 
Season greeting to you!
 
      Please I want you to read this letter very carefully and I must apologize for bringing this message into your mail box without any formal introduction due to the urgency and confidential of this issue and I know that this message will come to you as a surprise. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.
       
     My name is Miss Alicia Nicole Kanga. I am 20 years old, the only daughter of my late parents Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kanga. My father was a highly cocoa and gold merchant who operated in Abidjan the economic capital of Ivory Coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad. Although his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time, but God knows the truth! Also my mother died when I was just 2 years old, and since then my father took me so special and promised not to remarry to another woman elsewhere.

     Before my father finally gave up in the private hospital then he secretly called me in his bed side in the hospital that there is some amount of (US$8.5m) (Eight Million Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars) that he deposited the said amount in my name as his next of kin in one of the prime Bank’s in Abidjan Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire). That the money was deposited in a Suspense/Fixed account for onward transfer. He handed over to me with all the relevant deposit documents and he told me that I should not let any of our relations to know about this deposit that because he knows that he was poisoned by them and if they know about it, that they will do nothing but to kill me in other to take hold of everything, He told me that I should seek for a foreign partner abroad who will stand as guardian and help me for the transfer of this money overseas and also travel with him or her in other to continue my live and education and also to start
a Business relationship with the person whom can take care of me in the future.
     
   Right now my life is seriously in dangers here since after the death of my father's. I am seeking your urgent help in transferring this money into any of your bank account so that I can leave here for your country to start new life, continue my education and to invest the money.

      I will rewards you with 20% of the total money. While the remaining 80% will be invest in any profitable business in your country which you will be the coordinator and you shall also participates in its incoming profit.   
 
   I want you to kindly signify your full interest and willing to help in this mutual transaction. And if you will, then you get back to me in time in other to direct you to the bank here.
 
 I am waiting your very urgent response back.
 
Best Regards,
 
Miss Alicia Nicole Kanga.


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