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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: Blandine FRANCOIS <bernadettejon_003@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: Blandine FRANCOIS <f_blandine82@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 09:44:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Greeting from Ms. Blandine FRANCOIS.


Hi,

My names are Ms
BLANDINE FRANCOIS, 30 yrs; I was born and brought up in Canada, my
mother and my father they are Canadian citizen. But my father base in
Ivory -Coast due to his business is doing in West Africa, while me and
my mother base in Canada, but I came to Africa after death of my father.
 
I
am writing this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we
have not known or met ourselves previously. My father Mr. Serge FRANCOIS
is a very wealthy Gold merchant who based in Abidjan - Ivory Coast, but
he was very ill and flies to Canada for medical treatment.
 
Unfortunately
he passed away during the illness and after the burial in Canada, my
late father lawyer called me from Ivory Coast to inform me that my
father deposited a sum of $4,800,000 US DOLLARS and 127kg of Alluvial
Gold dust purity worth 22.karat in one of the leading local bank.

Meanwhile
am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy personality to
help me transfer the fund over to his /her account and into his
possession pending my arrival to meet with him/her.
 
Right now, I
am in Ivory Coast to secure the fund and the Gold. I am giving you this
offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist
me and manage the money and the Gold. I am inclined to offer you 20% to
25% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort after the
successful transferring of this fund to your nominated account and
delivery of the Gold Dust to your destination.

Have no fear, I am
contacting you because I prayed for several nights for God to put me
into guardians, give me the contact of a trusted person to whom I could
entrust this matter. If I chose to contact you is because, I wish that
this operation is done in utmost discretion without too much publicity
because of my previous activities.

I will like to have
confirmation of your details such as: (Name, Address, Telephone,
Occupation, Marital status, Age) and know what project you intend to
achieve with these funds and the Gold dusts? I count on your goodwill
and especially the proper use of these funds and I am waiting for your
urgent respond, to enable me to put you in contact with the bank manager
for immediately transfer of this money into your nominated account and
delivery of this Gold Dust to your destination.
I am ready to
re-locate to meet you after the successful transfer of the fund and
Gold, if you can assist me. It is a pity I come to you this way, am
really sorry for the inconvenience.

Pending the confirmation
message of your approval and your ability to receive these funds and
Gold Dust, I wish the blessing and protection of Almighty God be with
you.

Best Regards
BLANDINE FRANCOIS.
My private mail box : f_blandine82@yahoo.com

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