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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: "Ivet Battacchi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ivetbattacchi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 19:13:31 +0200
Subject: I need AssistancE

Greetings Ivet Battacchi
I want you to read my letter with one mind and help me. I am Ivet Battacchi The only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Battacchi, My Late father was a very wealthy cocoa dealer in Lome Togo before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal.
When my mother died when she was given birth to me, my father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my late father on 18th December 2015 in a private hospital here in Lome Togo. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of USD9, 000,000.00 Nine million United States dollars left in a suspense account in a local bank here in Lome Togo, that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of kin in deposit of the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, such real estate agent,
I am 18 year old. Dear I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways.
1) To provide any bank account where this money would be transferred into.
2) To serve as the guardian of this fund.
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 35 percent of the total sum as compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account overseas.
I want you to help me not because of the 35 percent I want to offer you but to take me as your adoptive child and take good care of my life. Please save my life.
Hope to hear from you immediately for more details for you to receive the money so that I can be coming to your country immediately after you have receive the money so that I can continue my education while this money will be invested by you.
Please reply immediately to my direct private email for more details to start the investment in your country. email : ivetbattacchi@outlook.com
Thanks and God Bless.
Best regards,
Ivet Battacchi.

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