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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: martha guei <marthangui@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 19:25:39 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: happy new year With progress & prosperity


Subject : SAVE OUR SOUL.

DEAR SIR,

PLEASE RESCUE OUR LIFE AND HELP US RECEIVE THIS MONEY
IN YOUR COUNTRY.

THIS LETTER MAY PROBABLY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE
SINCE YOU NEITHER KNOW US NOR HAVE HAD ANY PERSONAL OR
BUSINESS CONTACT WITH US.

MY NAME IS MARTHA GUEI AND MY BROTHER IS CYPRAIN, FROM
COTE D"IVORE, SEEKING ASYLUM UNDER (UNCHR) AM 20 YEARS
WHILE MY BROTHER CYPRAIN IS 27 YEARS OLD BY AGE, MY
FATHER WAS THE FORMER MILITARY PRESIDENT OF COTE
D'IVORE (GEN.ROBERT GUEI) WHO WAS MURDERED BY THE
REBELS ON THE 19TH SEPT.2002 DURING A COUP ATTEMPT.

AFTER THE TRAGIC INCIDENT, WE RAN TO DAKAR-SENEGAL FOR
SAFETY.

WE WERE INFORMED BY OUR AGED MOTHER, THAT OUR FATHER
DEPOSITED MONEY (US$8.2m) EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED
UNITED STATES DOLLARS, IN A SECURITY COMPANY AS A
FAMILY TREASURE UNDISCLOSED TO THE SECURITY COMPANY
WITH MY BROTHER'S NAME AS NEXT OF KIN.

OUR AGED MOTHER ADVISE US TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGNER WHO
WILL ASSIST US FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND AND
EXPLAIN TO US THAT THE DOCUMENTS OF THE DEPOSIT OF THE
SECURITY COMPANY IS WITH HER AND LATER HANDOVER
EVERYTHING TO US.

THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WE REQUEST FROM YOU IS THAT
WE INTEND TO USE PART OF THIS MONEY FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES OVERSEAS THROUGH YOURSELF PERSONALLY OR YOUR
COMPANY AS OUR FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER AND A FRONT
FOR TRANSFERING THE MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY.

THE CONSIGNMENT WILL BE TRANSFER OUT TO YOUR
DESTINATION IN ANY WAY CONVENIENT TO YOU.

I AM GIVING YOU THIS OFFERS AS MENTIONED WITH EVERY
CONFIDENCE ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO ASSIST ME OR ADOPT ME
AND MY BROTHER AS YOUR SON AND DAUGHER AND MANAGE THE
MONEY FOR US.

THIS TRANSACTION SHOULD NOT APPEAR MUCH A SURPRISE TO
YOU.
I WILL LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS AS A SECRET FOR ME
BECAUSE OF SECURITY PURPOSE AND OF OUR PRESENT
SITUATION AS REFUGEE AND FOR THE REBELS.

I AM HOPING YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME IN
THIS PROPOSED BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP,PLEASE CONTACT US
IMMEDIATLEY ON THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THE
MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION.

BEST REGARDS.

MARTHA GUEI.








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