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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: frank zo <fran_zo00005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frank_zorkrah5@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:10:52 +0100
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?RE:_Frank=FE?=



Frank Zorkrah
in Cote D'Ivoire
Dear Beloved,
I am writting you this letter with due respect and heart full of tears , it is true that we have not seen face to face but i beleive that a day begins a journey in human life.i realy need your help, and with assurance that you will help me to transfer this money ,

I am the only Son of late Mr and Mrs Zorkrah . My father was a Gold Trader in Monrovia the Capital of republic of Liberia in West Africa ,I want to let you know Sudden death of my father about some months ago, my father was poisoned by his business associates which resulted to his death while my mother died as a resault of political crises.

Before the death of my father on March 2007 in a hospital here in cote d'ivoire, he told me that he has the sum of (Four Million u.s dollars ) which he deposited in a bank here in Cote D'ivoire. he made this money from the sales of Gold, He told me to go and open his file and take the documents of this money and keep it safely for the transfer of the money, He told me that there was an agreement between him and the bank which stated that this money will be transfered to his offshore account for investment but unfortunately he did not open the offshore account due to his sudden illness, therefore he instructed me to look for a foreign partner who will help me transfer this money out of republic of Cote Divoire and invest it for me, My purpose to transfer this money is to come to your country and continue my education and you will invest this money in your business or you look for a good business and put the money because i dont know much on the best area to invest the money, as am still a small boy, as soon as the bank transfer the money to you, i will come to your country and settle my life over there because i have no body here again, my parents are dead including my only sister who was shut died by gun men during the war in my country. i want to trust you. and i hope i can live in peace in your country?

Please tell me how much percentage you will take from the total money as your comission of helping me, but you have to assure me that you will not block me out of the money when the bank transfer the money to you , i can assure you there is No regrate in helping me, this money is my inheritance from my late father, and everything is legal.

I Hope to hear from you,

Frank Zorkrah
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