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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: "Ms Paola Will" <jntc_cl@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:19:51 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re : Reply




Dear,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to
establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I
believe one has to risk confidence to succeed sometimes in life. My name
is Miss Paola Will I am an adopted child of late Mr.Jerry Will a coca
merchant dealer, who is now dead.


There is this huge amount of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousands U.S
dollars ($10.500.000.00) which my late father deposited in a private
security company here in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire before his death and I did
not want the family of my father to know about it, He told me that this
money is to build a hospital for me as soon as I finished my education
because his plan is for me to be a doctor, this money is just lying in the
security company here without any use.

Now, I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe
enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I have suffered
a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory
coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a
sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions
and ideas will be highly regarded. If you assist me I will be pleased to
offer to you 20% of the total fund. I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,
Miss.Paola Will



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