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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: rose andy <dreamcometrue1964@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: rose andy <andykalou03@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:53:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Miss Rose ANDY


Dear Sir,

With Due respect,

I will start first by introducing myself,my name is Miss Rose Andy,I am the only daughter of late Dr Peter ANDY KALOU.I lost my parents in the political crisis in my country after the incumbent president Laurant Gbagbo who is currently facing trial in the international criminal court for crimes against Humanity lost election but refuses to cede power.My Father was a strong supporter of the internationally recognized winner of the presidential election who promised to make my Dad one of his ministers,unfortunately my parents was assasinated by mechinaries that the incumbent president brought from liberia.

Before their death,my Dad informed me that he deposited ($11.7Million) in a bank here cote d'ivoire and that he used my name as the next of kin to deposit the money because I'm the only Daughter.
I am honorably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.

(1) To serve as the guardian of this fund?  

(2) Can I confidently trust you?


I am willing to reward you with any amount if you agree to help me transfer this funds to your country and invest it in your company or we can start a joint business together once you help me retrieve the funds from the bank in United Kingdom.

I will be waiting to read from you urgently so that i can give you more details if you are interested.Thank you and remain blessed.
Yours Sincerely,

Miss Rose ANDY

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