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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: A Helen <ziogj@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: A Helen <akah.helen@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:04:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello, Greatings


Hello,
Greatings to you and also God be with you. My name is Miss Helen Akah ,Permit me to inform you about this proposal i am the only daughter of late Our late father Mr Kones Akah, Who died and left me and my mother Mrs Joy Akah, I am 19 years old My late father Mr Kones Akah, owns many companies before he died which he left for i and my late mother Mrs Joy Akah.

Within a year of my fathers death, my Mother Mrs. Joy Akah, was killed by hired killers, after my mother was killed my fathers lawyer called me to hand over my late fathers documents to me. after my fathers lawyer have handed over the documents to me, my uncle started demanding for the Documents of my late fathers wealth. And now i called my fathers lawyer, he came and told my uncle that my father made a will that all his properties belongs to his daughter. After my fathers lawyer have made that statement my uncle started fighting against me to an extend he went and arranged for the hired killers to kill me. The first time they came to my home I wasn't around,the two of my security men was shot before the police men came,but to be God glory that i wasn't around, that is what made me to park out of the compound i thought it will be over that way but it continue happening and that makes me to stop going to school. Though i have not met with you before but
i believe and i have no option but to cry out.

Because i am afraid let something not happen to me in school premises,That is the reason why i contacted you as an honest person so that you can help me in transferring my late fathers money into your bank account. The said fund is ($7.500,000) Seven million five hundred thousand United State Dollars. US ,has been deposited into one of the banks in Cote D Ivoire . I will be greatful if can tell me that it will suit to you for helping me transferred this money in your accounts successfully and after transferring the money i can come over to your country and continue my education. Please do help me and God will bless You.Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.Thank you so much.God be with you.
My sincere regards,
Miss Helen.

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