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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: "nelson" <nelson_makenze@gawab.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:26:32 GMT
Subject: From Nelson Makenze.

From Nelson Makenze.
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
Dearest One,
Permit me to inform you my heart desire for a business
relationship with you. I got your contact when I was searching for a foreign  partner here in Abidjan republic of Cote D'Ivoire on my search for honest  and reliable person. I prayed over it and decided to confide in you because  your integrity and educational background. I am Mr Nelson Makenze,( 20  years old ), the only son of late Dr and mrs.Douglas Makenze . My father
was a very wealthy Gold/Diamond dealer in Freetown, the economic capital  of  Sierra Leone. My father was poisoned to death by his close  business associates on one of their outings on a business  trip. My mother died when I was 15 years old and since then  my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father last year on August 20th
2004, in a private hospital in Freetown, he secretly called
me by his bed side and told me of a deposit of 9,000,000,00
united state dollars (NINE MILLION DOLLARS) he concealed in
a metallic box and deposited with a security company in
Spain, not deposited as money but as a family valuables on
the 2nd of JANUARY 2003;that he used my name been the son
as the next of kin when he deposited the money.
He warned me that because of envy that he was poisoned by
his close associates.
 
He also advised me to seek for an
honest foreigner in a country of my choice those associates
will not hurt me as they have succeeded in poisoning
him.For your information , it has been difficult to know
who is an honest person to assist me in this transaction ,
and for me to continue silent over looking for assistance
while the DUMORAGE is increasing, i decided to make a try
from you,
I arrived here (ABIDJAN) in a nearby country on the 8 of
April 2005 since my uncle wants to kill me because of
this certificate of depositsas he have suceeded in
collecting all my father's property left with this money;
They continuously mal-treated me, and have made life very
unbearable for me. The wife serve me a delicious poisoned
rice meal yesterday, but for the Devine mercy the daughter
secretly whispered to me not to eat the meal; i wasted the
meal to the bin only to find ten dead rat on the bin the
following morning and that made me to run away immediately.
And i don't want to stay long here since i know nobody or
much money to pay for hotel bill.
 
Dear, I honourably seek your assistance in the following
ways: 1.To stand as my late father's foreign partner since
my late father deposited it to be cleared by his foreign
partner and no name was mentioned. 2.To provide an account
where we can transfer this money. 3-To help me arrange for
better establishment. 4-To help me come over to your
country to further my education. Please my intention is not
to disturb your Peace,but because l am sincerely in need,
And desperately need a solution before my life is wasted
because there is war in this country.
Among all, the most important thing is for you to be aiding
me as parent who will directing all my affair es and doings
in your country. Lastly ,you will promise me that you will
not betray or deny me if this my money gets into your hands ,
bank and country .Dear, I am ready to offer you 15% of the
total money for your help. But if may be you are not in
better position to help. Please let me know. So that I can
look for another helper.
 
I am with  the certificate of deposit upon demand.
I am waitng you urgent response.
Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely Yours.pls reply with this
yahoo mail (mmakenze@yahoo.fr)
Nelson Makenze

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