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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: "david_n77" <david_n77@terramail.com.sv>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 09:18:24 -0300
Subject: Very important / your cooperation

From: David Nguessan.
Asylum Camp.
Abidjan,
Cote d'Ivoire

Dear respectful,

Permit me to inform you our desire of going into business relationship with
you. By introduction, I am David_Nguessan, the son of late Chief. Thomas Nguessan,
former Director of finance, sierra leone diamond mining corporation in Republic
of Sierra Leone.

I must confess, my agitation is real, and my words is my bond in this proposal.

My father diverted this fund (US$12.5M ) meant for purchase of ammunition for my
country during the period of the desastroues civil war in my country, and he
deposited the money in a bank in Abidjan, the capital city of Cote d'Ivoire
where I am now residing under political asylum with my mother Mrs. Pauline
Nguessan and Juliet my younger sister who is 17years
old.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, and
the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers
served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person,
and at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their assets.

Upon this note, on behalf of the family, I am contacting you, for you to assist
us transfer this money US$12.5M out from the bank quickly and quitely into your
private foreign bank account for investment in your country.

We have agreed to give you 12.5% of the total money and 2.5% percent for local
and international expenses you might incure during this transaction on your
acceptance to help us.

Now all our hope is on you because we really wants to invest this money
in your country were there is stability of government, political and economic
welfare. I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke.

For your knowledge, I have we me the copy of the "Deposit Slip" issued to him
by the bank on the day he deposited the fund.

I believe that you will be able to keep this transaction secret and
confidential for me because this money is the only hope of our life.

Please reply immediately you must have gone through this message.

Finally, Try and negotiate for us some profitable blue cheep investment
which is risky free which we can invest on when the money is transferred
to your account, for us, we are interested in estate management and hotel
business.

Also promise me my younger sister and our mother to be a father considering
our situation and not to betray us.

Waiting for your mail

Best regards
David Nguessan

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