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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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Fraud email example:

From: gl1952@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 00:31:05 -0700
Subject: Sincere regards

Dear friend,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with

you.This message could be strange but reality will definitely dawn on you,if


you pay some attention to its contents.Please accept my sincere apologies.In


bringing this message to you, I have to say that I have no intention of
causing

you any personal pains or discomfort.

I am,Gabieri Labonte the son of late Pieri Labonte My father was a very
wealthy

coffee merchant based in lima, the economic capital of Peru.He was wounded
by

the guerilla soldiers on his way to a business trip to Ayacucho and he was


rushed to the hospital where he later died.

Before the death of my father in Hospital here in lima,he called me on his
bed

side and told me that he has a sum of US$ 10,500,000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED


THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in the Security Vault of a Deposit and finance


Company.

He told me that he deposited the money purposely for investment and he has


never declared it to any body.That while he was depositing this money,he


claimed it belongs to a foreign business partner for confidential reasons.

He also explained to me 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.Please, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following
ways.

1)To assist me in transfering the fund into your account or any account
you may

nominate.
2)To serve as the guardian of this fund as my foreign patner as I have no


knowledge of the business world.

3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country .And also Arrange
for

a residential permit in your country.moreover,I am willing to offer you
a

reasonable percentage of the total sum as compensation for your effort after


the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account overseas.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Best regards
Gabieri Labonte





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