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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: "PAUL R GUIE" <paulgjnr_2002@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: paul_guie@cosmo.com
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:51:09 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT/BENEFICAIL ,CONTACT ME IF YOU CAN HELP OR INTERESTED

STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL
DEAR SIR,

I KNOW THIS MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE
CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER
NEITHER WE HAD ANY FORMAL DISCUSSION BEFORE.

HOWEVER, I GOT YOUR ADDRESS COURTESY OF A BUSINESS
JOURNAL OF TRADE TRUST, INCOME STOCK,PROPERTIES
INVESTMENT PROMOTION COUNCIL THROUGH SOME TOP
AFRICANRADE/INVESTMENTS DELEGATE TO YOUR COUNTRY AND
FUTHER SEARCH THROUGH YOUR COUNTRY WED-SIT FROM THE
INTERNET THOUGH AFTER READING THROUGH YOUR ADVERT AND
YOUR COMPANY PROFILE, IT INTEREST ME MUCH TO CONTACT
YOU FOR LONG TERM BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AND INVESTMENT
ASSISTANCE IN YOUR COMPANY/COUNTRY.

MY NAME IS PAUL R GUEI, THE SON OF FORMER MILITRY
LEADER AND THE HEAD OF STATE OF REPUBLIC OF COTE
D"IVORE LATE GEN.ROBERT GUEI. MY FATHER ALONGSIDE
WITH MY MOTHER AND MOST OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WERE
KILLED BY THE REBELS ON THE 19TH SEPT,2002. DURING A
COUP ATTEMPT. THE FULL STORY IS BELOW:


AFTER THE TRAGIC INCIDENT LEEDING TO THE DEATH OF MY
FATHER AND SOME MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WHICH WAS PUBLISH
IN THE NEWS PEPER ARROUND THE WORLD AND THE PRESENT
GOVERNMENT OPOSITION TO MY FATHER WHO THEY ACCUSED
THAT HE RUN A CORRUPT GOVERMENT DURING HIS TERM IN
OFFICE AFTER ALL THE CONTENT AND PLEASE .THE
GOVERNMENT THEN CONFISICATED OUR FAMILY ASSET AND ME
AND MY REMAIN FAMILY MEMBER MOVED TO SOUTH AFRICA WERE
WE LIVE NOW A AS A REFUGEE

THERE OUR FAMILY ATTORNEY NOTIFIED ME AND MY FAMILY
ABOUT MY FATHERS WILL IN HIS CHAMBERS WHEN I WAS GOING
THROUGH THE WILL I DISCOVER THAT MY LATER FATHER HIS
BLESSED MEMORY DEPOSITED A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING
MONEY WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY OVERSEAS DURING
ONE OF HIS TRIP TO PURCHASE (ARM FOR THE EXCUTION OF
THE CIVIL WAR ) AND HE DEPOSITED THIS CONSIGNMNET AS
VALUABLE AS THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT
THE CONSIGNMENT CONTIAN CASH/MONEY EXCEPT THE ATTORNEY
AND FINANCIAL EXPERT .THE AMOUNT IS OF$20,000,000,00
US DOLLARS.(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

NOW I HAVE FORMALY CLAIM THE CONSIGNMENT WITH ALL
RELEVENT DOCUMENT FILEBY MY FATHER AND AFTHER SERIESS
OF INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION AND COMFIRMATION INTO MY
APPLICATION THE SECURITY COMPANY APPROVED MY CLAIM
,BUT DUE TO THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BANKING MONETARY
POLICY/LAWS DOES NOT ALLOW A PERSON WITH REFUGEE
STATUS TO OPERATE BANK ACCOUNTS AND SINCE I AM ON THE
RUN/HIDDING FOR MY DEAR LIFE.THEREAFTER I CONTACTED
MY ATTORNEY WHO HELP AND SECURE THE SERVICE OF
FINANCIAL EXPERT/BANKERS WHO WILL HELP/SEE THAT THE
FUND IS SAFELY TRANSFEREDINTO AN OVERSEAS BANK ACCOUNT
WITHOUT IMPLICATING THE PARTIED THAT ARE INVOLVED

I HAVE BEEN ADVICE TO LOOK FOR A TRUSTH WORTHY
FOREIGN PERSON/CONTACT WHO WILL HELP ME MAKE THIS
CLAIM ON MY FAMILY BEHALF .FOR THIS REASON IS WHY I
HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AS I AM LOOKING FOR
ATRUSTWORTHY PERSON TO ASSIST ME WITH THE FOLLOWING:

i)TO ASSIST ME WITH A TRUSTWORTHY ACCOUNT WHERE THE
FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED FOR THE INVESTMENT.

ii)TO ASSIST ME AND INVEST THE FUND IN A PROFITABLE
BUSINESS.

iii)TO ASSIST ME TO GET A RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR
COUNTRY WHERE I AND MY FAMILY WILL SETTLE DOWN.

PLEASE URGENT CONFIRMATION FOR THE RECEIPT OF THIS
MAIL IS HIGHLY NEEDED AND I WILL NEED YOU TO SEND TO
ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER WHERE ICAN REACH
WITH YOU DURING AND AFTER WORKING HOURS ,AS BE LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON ON THE ABOVE E-MAIL
ADDRESS OR PHONE ME 002773-433-0887 .FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERING THIS FUND,

THANKS AND GOD BLESS

REGARDS,

PAUL R GUEI
FOR THE FAMILY.




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