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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 Komo Garna <yumi_nobie@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Rose Komo Garna <rkgarna@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 03:49:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Greetings Dear


Hello Greetings Dear,

This message might come to you as a
surprise but please be rest assured that it is all for good, meanwhile, I
prayed before contacting you and
please do not see my mail as embarrassment as we do not know each other
before.

For proper introductions my full names are Miss Rose
Yarah Garna, I am a 21 years old girl the only child of late Mr. and
Mrs. Budhi Sukma Garna, my late father was the
Quality Control Supervisor at Tullow Oil PLC in Ivory Coast. We are a
native of BANDUNG in INDONESIA. But my father married my mother here in
Ivory Coast where he was working and I was born and brought up here in
Ivory Coast.

He was killed by the rebels during the political
crisis in Ivory Coast on the 13th of may 2010.  And since after the
death of my father, i tried to locate our
families in Indonesia but i could not find them. Now I have decided to
move on with my life

I am contacting you with regards to my
search for foreign investment , I wish to bring to your notice my
interest to partner with you on a great business opportunity, I am
writing you because I have plan to relocate and establish an investment
in your country and also to further my education over there, I have the
total sum of US$ 6.3 Million, this fund I inherited from my late parents
and I intend to invest this money in your country into REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS/ AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS Etc of which you are to advise and
execute the said venture for the mutual benefits of both of us. I am
willing to compensate you reasonably for your assistance and
co-operation.Please be rest assured that  this project is operating very
legal and it is 100% risk free the fund is legally acquired by my late
father and must be invested in legitimate ventures all the legal
documents confirming the source and origin of the fund are intact with
me.

If you are willing to work with me, please reply to me as
soon as you can so that I will give you full details about the project
as well as all my personal details.Eagerly waiting to hear from you.
Have a blessed moment.
Faithfully Miss Rose Yarah Garna.

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