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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: Peter Guei <peter.guei1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: peter.guei@live.fr
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:04:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT PLS


DEAR


It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country and also you will help me to arrange for a nice school where i will further my education. Though I have not met with you before but considering the recent political instabilities in my country,I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of Fifty seven million U.S dollars($57,000,000.00)which my late Daddy deposited in a bank/finance company which i shall indicate you after you have shown interest.

However,I wish to introduce myself,My name is peter guei, the son of late General Robert Guei,the Ex-Military Head of state of Ivory Coast,who was murdered along with the interior minister during this present war in my country on the 19th of september 2002 (You can visit
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm)for complete review of this incident).

Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. l want you to help me stand as my partner so that this money in the bank can be transfer into your personal bank account in your country for investment purposes on these areas below :

1). Telecommunication
2). Transport Industry
3). Mechanised agriculture.

For your assistance to me to help me receive this money in your account l will be pleased to offer to you 15% Of the total fund, and 15% will be for you annually from the profit of the partnership company we are to open. And i have settled and concluded about the legal back up with the bank manager,so feel free and get back to me as soon as you receive this mail.

I will require that you send to me your following informations to indicate your interest to assit me in this transfer.

1.Your full name
2.Your full contact address
3.Your direct telephone contact
4.Your scanned identity card or passport
5.your age
6.your country

I await for your kind consideration to my plight for more details.

Thanks and remain bless.

Peter Guei

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