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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: chris_norbert@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:04:12 +0100
Subject: Relationship With You

Relationship With You
URGENT REQUEST
FROM : Chris Attebi Norbert

Dear,

Please don't be offended but acknowledge and Permit me to inform you my

aims of writting to you.Though we know not each other but my desire of
going into relationship with you.I know you might be surprised on
recieving this mail .

By brief introduction , I am Chris Attebi Norbert a student in Cote
d´ivoire and the senior Son of late Dr. and Mrs. Attebi Phillip Norbert.

My late parents was killed by the rebels in our residence town of Bouake

the second Economic Capital of Cote
d´ivoire during the recent political Crisis /war of 19th september
2002. My father was a wealthy Cocoa Merchant and president of BCC(bourse
de
cafe and cacao bouake chapter) before he was killed together with my
mother by the rebels.

My parents death was due to the BCC.ci'1000,000,000,000' CFA.(one
thousands billion CFA support to the government to
fight rebels who attacked our country on this fate of 19 sept 2002.as
what the govt. called here éffort de paix).My parents was kidnapped and

took away but i only met my father
in a terrible condition with the red cross officials to whom he was
handed half alive.

Talking of my mother,my father confirmed that she could not bear her
bullets for only 15 minutes and she gave up.

He my father, was hospitalized for some days before his death in a
private hospital in yammoussokro , But before his
death,he secretly disclosed to me of his transfer budget of US$11.5
million dollars which he deposited in one of the well known bank here in

Abidjan-Cote d´Ivoire on behalf of his foriegn business partner for
foreign investments and
directed me where to get all his documents concerning this transfer
which i did and also has gone for verification and it was confirmed that

this said amount was deposited actually by my late father the siad bank

by its director general.

The bank manager advised me to try and lift this money out from this
country for my betterment because he has no
confident on this our country any more as the african developement bank

(ADB)has left our country. My father also disclose to me that he was
sensing this war that is why he wanted to invest his fortune in europe or

else where abroad.

My father also told me his intension to invest his money in Allocation
of oil business with companies in werstern
countries he may chose but his death cut off his dreams.

Now Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance to stand as my Next
of Kin and foreign partner of late father and to act as beneficiary of
this money for a possible transfer to your bank account this US$11.5
million dollars.

I choose you to assist me invest the money in oil business in any of
this western countries or where ever you felt will
be the best place. I will also like you to make arrangement for me and
my sister to further our Education in your country. I opte for your
decision on what we have to offer you as compensation after the transfer

is made into your
account and you will serve as guardian to the company that you will
esterblish for us.

Please get back to me through the above email address with;
1)Your original name 2)Your Addresses both Home and Offices
3)Your Private Telephone and Fax numbers or your company's own.to
enable me present you as my late father's business partner and also send
to
you the deposit documents of the money for you to contact the bank so
as to enable the urgent transfer of the money into your account on our
behalf.

Please we are helpless here and We need your urgent attention to
transfer this money to your account so that we can join you in your country

for stay and continue our
education .

The Rebels occupied our town Bouake and were in position of our late
parents properties but we have no other home and hope until this money is

transferred into your account. Please, you are our only hope now as we
are lying helplessly in the refugee camp Yamussoukro-Cote d´Ivoire .

We need your urgent attention to transfer this money to your
account and our coming to your country for stay.

Expecting to hear from you.
Best Regard and God Bless.
Chris Attebi Norbert



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