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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: "patricia" <patriciamiller786@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2016 19:37:29 +0900 (KST)
Subject: ASSISTANCE INVESTMENT NEEDED

Madam Patricia Miller.
Cote D'ivoire West Africa,
10 BP Rue 14 Abidjan

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country.Though I have not meet with you before Dearest one, but I believe,on,has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There is this amount of Ten million U.S dollars($10,000,000.00) which my late husband Laurent Desire Miller kept for me and my only daughter Joy Miller in the bank cote D’ivorie before he was assasinated during the crisis in cote D’ivorie in year 2011.I am looking for an experienced business partner who can handle all aspects of the investment of this fund also help me get my daughter  admission in your country


Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside for security and political reasons. I want you to help me claim and retrieve these fund from the bank and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these are as:
1). Telecommunication
2). The Transport Industry
3).  Restaurant

If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund. I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs Patricia Miller


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