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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: Miss dominique <konandominique260@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dominique4@mail.ee
Date: Mon, 31 May 2021 19:21:15 +0200
Subject: .Greetings to you dear,


.Greetings to you dear,

I am Miss Konan Dominique, 20 years old, the only daughter of Late Mr. &
Mrs. Dominique Paul, I solicit your urgent assistance, I pray that God
will give you the means to assist me in the realization of this aspiration.
I am very sorry to let you know that I am presently mailing from Baptist
Church Refugee camp where I flee to for safety of my life against my wicked
uncle who is after my life because of my inheritance fund.

He has embezzled all my late father’s landing properties and is now
requesting for the file document of the fund deposit to me as next of kin,
The deposit Value (USD11.2M) Eleven Million Two Hundred Thousand United
States dollars.

I have no option than to evacuate my resident to a refugee camp for a
hideout until I secure a trustful foreign partner that will assist me in
retrieving my inheritance. I wish to inform you that I am ready in whatever
way to seal up this transaction with you and spend the rest of my life in
your country.

I believe that with our collective efforts we could work out something
good in the near future. This fund was deposited in my name as the next of
Kin by my late father Mr. Dominique Paul , since after his death things
have been so difficult for me.

Transferring my only inheritance to you in your Country under your care
will be the happiest thing that will ever happen in my life because that is
where all my hope lies now for survival, as I am writing to you I am
encountering a lot of set back here now which started since the death of my
father and with what happened to my beloved father I am not able to trust
anyone here and I cannot go to anyone because my life is in danger too.

I will confide in you hoping that you will not by any means betray or
disappoint me when this money reaches you over there in your country and I
believe that with your assistance that I will be able to have a new life.

My priority for now is not even the investment of the money but the
continuation of my education which was disrupted by the sudden demise of my
late father. I will give you the lodgment receipt of the fund immediately I
read from you to assure me your readiness to save me from my present bad
situation.

May God bless you as you respond to my cry for help.

Kind Regards,
Yours
Miss, Konan Dominique

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