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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: alex_kabia01@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:51:22 +0100
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY

FROM ALEX KABIA
ABIDJAN-COTE D' IVOIRE

DEAR SIR,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you.I got your contact from the internet I prayed over
it and selected your name among other names I am ALEX KABIA, the first son
of late Mr and Mrs JONATHAN KABIA.
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the economic capital
city of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates
on one of their outing to discus on a business deal.
When my mother died on the 21st October 1984, my father took me and my
junior brother special because we are motherless. Before the death of my
father on 30th June 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan.He secretly
called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $10.000.000(Ten
Million,dollars) left in a suspense account in a local Bank here in Abidjan,
that he used my name as his first son for the next of kin in depositing
of the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge
amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the
deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should
seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where I
will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.
This advise by my dad was as a result of the agreement he made with the
bank on the day he deposited this money,according to him,he signed with
the bank that the money will be transferred to his foreign partner's account
overseas for investment purposes and as the case might be he did not mention
anyones name as the foreigner.It is on this note he advised me to seek for
a God fearing someone who will assist me and my brother to invest this money.Sir,
we are honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.
1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be transferred to.

2) To serve as the guardian of this since I am a BOY of 26 years and have
not handled this amount of money in my life.

Moreover Sir, we are willing to offer you 10% of the sum as
compensation for effort input after the successful transfer of this fund
to your dessignated account overseas.Bear in mind that there is no single
risk involved in this transaction,as i have met with the bank with the
prove documents and they said as soon as i am able to introduce the foreign
bneficiary,they will
advise on how the transfer will be carried out. Anticipating to hear from
you soon.Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards.

ALEX KABIA

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