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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: "ikeji5050@hotmail.com Smith" <ikeji5050@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:22:40 +0100
Subject: From : Dr Francois Sessenou

Dear Sir,

Compliments of the session.

I come to you in God`s name, not as a stranger but as a brotherly love in
God.

My name is Dr Francois Sessenou, a medical doctor and the sole proprietor of
the below specialist hospital. I understand that throught internet is not
the best way to link up with you because of the confidentiality which the
trannsaction demands. However I have already sent you this same letter by
post a month ago , but I am not sure if it did get to you since i have not
heard from you, hence my resending it again. I have a widow here in my
hospital who is on a political assylum in Lome-Togo refugee camp. She has
been so ill for some couple of months now. This woman confided in me based
on the free medical attention I have been giving to her and her children.
She had revealed to me of her life history and about her late husband who
was a top military officer in one of the West African country (Sierra-Leone)
before his death during the war and the fortune she inherited from her late
husband. She has asked me to source a credible and trustworthy partner
abroad who will manage her funds for investment, the sum of Twenty One
Million US Dollars (US$21m) which her husband deposited in Westminster
Finance & Security Bank based in London through a security company based in
Lome-Togo. I wish to chose you for this venture and I believe you will be in
the position to assist in managing this large sum in a profitable venture
and also help create a safe heaven for her and her children by making a
residence arrangement for them in your country.

After she had disclosed this information to me, I saw the reason to request
from her all the documents relating to this deposit of which she did, now I
have the documents covering the deposit which i will not hesistate to fax to
you the copies as a proof for your confirmation as soon as i recieve your
response via my perssonal E-mail Address: anteokwong@hotmail.com , direct
line and direct contact in reaching you. I am obliged to assist this lady
knowing too well that she has a limited knowledge in business world and as
such she cannot manage this funds herself, and in order to avoid any trace
of her by the government, I will need your mutual understanding and then we
shall make plans on how the funds will be secured in an account in your name
after which we will arrange a travel immediately to meet with the security
company's Agency in London for clearing.

This amount is contained in a sealed trunk box and it is registered and
declared as containing family treaures, so even as i am writing you now the
security company and it's Agency are not aware that there is cash money in
the trunk. Let me assure you that this transaction is 100% hitch and risk
free; from my discussion with her, she has agreed to give you a reasonable
amount of percentage for your involvement in this deal, and this has to be
discussed upon the receipt of your quick response.

Thanks and God bless you for your understanding,

Best regards,

Dr. Francois Sessenou.

ESPACE CABINET MEDICAL.

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