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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: Esther Timothy <esther_timothy10111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Esther Timothy <esther_timothy@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 03:00:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Ms.Esther Timothy .


>From Ms.Esther Timothy .

Dear Friend,

I am sorry to come to you
in this way, I am writing this mail to you with due respect trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my message, i came across your profile and my spirit lead me to contact you, well i realy needed some one honest,truthfull to share my feelings and my burden with you, let me introduce my self to you, I am Ms.Esther Timothy , 23 years old the only daughter to late Mr./Mrs Mark Timothy. a Native of Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa. My father was very wealthy business man when he was alive he deal with car importation and he was killed because of his wealth by one of our family member so that he will claim my father's property which he has already don, my mother died when i was 6 years old and my father took good care of me as his only daughter, Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in Coted'ivoire where he was admitted, he secretly called me on his bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of four
million five hundred US
dollars ($4.5million) he left in a suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire. and he also told me where he kept all the document which the bank issued him when he deposited the money, and my
name was written as the next of king as his only daughter, so i am contacting you to help me and stand as my foreign partner who want to assist me transfer the money in your account over there in your country as my father
 instructed me to look for a foregn partner of my choice where my life can be save, so after going into your profile my mind leed me to contact you.

(1) Can you take good cere of me when i come over to your country
(2) Can you stand as the beneficiary of the fund since I am only 23 years old.
(3) Can you help me as your Sister/Daughter/Friend
(4) Can you make arrangement
for me to come over to your country after the money is transfered, and
further my education and also invest the money there in your country.

Immediately i hear from you concerning my request, I will forward you all the neccessary documents concerning this deposit with the bank contact so that you will contact the bank for the transfer of the money into your account.
Thanks for your understanding.
Ms.Esther Timothy

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