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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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Fraud email example:

From: Favour Manis <yumi_nobie@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Favour Manis <favourmanis@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 04:04:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

Please I will like you to consider to accept this my proposal despite
that it will be suprise to you since we have not known or written
before. am Mis Favour Manis, i am from cote d ivoire in west
Africa.the only daughter of Late Joseph Manis,  am  20 years old , I
wish to request for your urgent assistance in my investment plans in
your base, I wish to invest in manufacturing and real estate
management in
your base, because of my inherited and important sum from my late
father who was poisoned to death recently.

My father was a very good business gold and cocoa merchant based in
Accra,Ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast), he was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their business trips recently. Before
his sudden death,He called me on his bedside at the hospital and told
me that he has a sum of  ($3.5 Million USD) deposited in one of the
prime bank that he used
my name for the next of kin in depositing of the fund for security
reasons. I seek your assistance in the following ways

1.) To provide a bank where this money can be transferred into.2.)
To make arrangements for me to come over to your country after the
successful transferring of this money into your account, to come and
further my education because I want to study medicine over there in
your country. 3.)
get back to me so that I can tell you more about me , if you indicate
your self to help me  After you receive this mail kindly contact me

back my privet emil

Awaiting your urgent reply
Regards

Favour Manis

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