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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Sarah Ferguson <sarah.ferguson1993@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:44:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dearest
Dearest
Its with every sense of humility, sincerity and fairness do I implore this medium to reach you at this time. In the first place, I am Ms Sarah Ferguson. 20 Years of age and single. My parents migrated from Ivory Coast and based in Ivory Coast in west Africa.
My father Mr. George Ferguson died as a result of heart attack he heard after losing my Mother and his Cocoa Merchant Industry that was burnt down during the Ivory Coast political riot by the Angry rebels.
The shocking death of my father led me to talk with my fathers Lawyer over the "WILL" of my father and he gave me the Original copy which stated that I am the Next of Kin to my late father's Deposited Funds with the bank here and at present I dont feel safe or secure anymore here in the Ivory Coast because i have suffered a lot of humiliation from my wicked uncle since after the death of my father. Therefore I seek for your partnership to help me transfer the funds to your country to enable me relocate and settle down and also continue my studies in your country instead of staying in the Ivory Coast and lose my life.
I need you to help me transfer my inherited funds amount Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros (7.5 Million Euros) to your account for an investments in your country.
You will help me transfer the funds from the bank here to your bank in your country to enable me come over to your country immediately you receive the funds in your bank account.
Therefore, I do need your corporation to transfer this funds to your account for an investments in your country. Our sharing formula is negotiable though I have drafted it to be 85% for the investments in your country and 15% for your compensation for assisting in the funds transfer. After that we will share 70/30% in the Investment profit sharing!
Your utmost corporation is required to asist me transfer this funds to your account and build a business that will yield and better of my future. Kindly reply me and do not fail to send me your full names and address including your telephone number so that i can inform the bank director where my late father deposited the funds about you as my appointed beneficiary to receive the funds for an investments in your country.
Faithfully
Sarah
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