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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: Elilian Yao <elilianyao@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:18:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Greeting,




Greeting,



How are you and your family that are very important to me? My name is Elilian Yao, I know this mail will come to you as a surprise I am not in any manner mandating you to hounor against you will.



I need your assistant to relocation and transferring of my inheritance money in to the account in your country so that I can come to where you are, continue my education and be living peacefully with your family and you will also help me to use part the money to set up an investment in your country and the gain you make from it will be equally sheared between us.



The amount my late father kept in the bank is Ten million Five hundred thousand (USD) $10,500,000. My age is 19 years ,It was people that plotted the death of my father,he told me before his death and my mother was late since when i was a baby while am the only child of my parent.



If ready to assist me from this scenario, Reply me , So that i can tell you more details of my intention and give explanation.



Thanks in advance

Yours Faithful

Miss.Elilian Yao

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