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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: Pretty Narkeasha <angelnarkeasha8@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: pretty.narkeasha@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:29:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Investment assistance.


Ms. Sandra Narkeasha Gamba.
Address: Lot 74, 11 BP 901 Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire.

Email: pretty.narkeasha@yahoo.fr

Good day,

Permit me to inform you of my desire to invest in your country under your care, I'm Ms. Sandra Narkeasha Gamba, (19yrs old) from Cote d'Ivoire daughter of Late Mr. Alex G. BADU, My father was a farmer in the northern region, he produce and export cocoa and coffee to abroad before his untimely death, My mother died when i was a week old according to my father.

Before the death of my father on April. 2007 in a private hospital in Cote d'Ivoire, he secretly called me by his bed side and told me about his condition, he enclosed to me about the sum of ($3,900,000) he fixed in a bank Cote d'Ivoire. He told me that the money was fixed on my name as his next of kin for my future living incase his permanent death, his instruction was that I should seek for a foreign partner from any country of my choice (outside my country) who will assist me transfer the money and invest it wisely for my future. my father warned me not to disclose this to anyone here to avoide them to kill me and inherit the money.

I am humbly seeking your assistance to transfer the money to your account and invest it into any profitable ventures in your country. following are the areas I need your assistance: (1) To provide a bank account and assist me facilitate the transfer into your bank account. (2) To assist me come over your country to further my education while you
will be my investor and gaurdian. If you accept to stand as my guardian or foster parent, I am willing to offer you 25 % of the total money as compensation for your assistance and 5% to settle any expenses to the both side while the remaining 70% will go into investment for my future living in your country.

As soon as i recieve your urgent reply indicating your interest and readiness to assiat me, I shall send proofs and my picture, I will be glad to read your reply with your full informations, your home or office address, telephone number and your picture in return to this message. and please this transaction must remain absolute confidential and secret to ensure 100% security of my life.

Yours sincerely,

Ms. Sandra Narkeasha Gamba.


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