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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: "Olivia Mabor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <olivia_mabor@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:16:55 +0930
Subject: Bom Dia

Bom dia para você,
Estou feliz em entrar em contato com você desta forma, e acredito que esta mensagem irá encontrá-lo com felicidade.
Meu nome é a Sra. Olivia Mabor, esposa do Dr. Samson Mabor, origem do Sudão do Sul.
Eu tive três filhos, mas meu marido e outras duas crianças foram mortas durante a turbulência política em meu país, os rebeldes atacaram nossa casa e mataram meu marido e outras duas crianças e queimaram a casa e tudo nele em Juba, no sul Sudão.
Eu e meu filho filho escapamos, e chegamos a Abidjan, Costa do Marfim, com a ajuda da Agência das Nações Unidas para os Refugiados, o lugar que estou agora não é seguro.
Há algum fundo que meu marido atrasado deixou para mim, US $ 7,7 milhões, o fundo é depositado com uma empresa de segurança em Abidjan aqui, para guardar.
Eu quero que você me ajude, porque um parceiro estrangeiro é necessário para assinar e obter o lote (fundo) lançado, conforme projetado por meu falecido marido, também o diretor me confirmou.
Concordei em oferecer-lhe 30% do fundo inteiro (sete milhões, setecentos mil dólares dos Estados Unidos) e você me ajudará a investir e supervisionar os 70% restantes.
Aguardo o seu e-mail de resposta, para que eu possa dirigir-lhe o que fazer.
Obrigado e sinceramente seu.
Sra. Olivia Mabor.
*******

ood day to you,
I am happy to contact you this way, and i believe this message will meet you in happiness.
My name is Mrs. Olivia Mabor, wife to late Dr. Samson Mabor, origin from South Sudan.
I had three children, but my husband and two other children was killed during the political turmoil in my country, the rebels attacked our house, and killed my husband and two other children, and burnt the house and everything in it, in Juba, South Sudan.
I and my little son escaped, and we arrived to Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, with the help of United Nation Refugee Agency, the place I am now is not safe.
There is some fund my late husband left for me, $7.7 million, the fund is deposited with a security firm in Abidjan here, for safe keeping.
I want you to assist me, because a foreign partner is needed to sign and get the consignment (fund) released, as designed by my late husband, also the director confirmed to me.
I have agreed to offer you 30% of the entire fund (Seven million, seven hundred thousand United States dollars) and you will help me to invest and oversee the remaining 70%.
I await your reply email, so I can direct you what to do.
Thanks and sincerely yours.
Mrs. Olivia Mabor.

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