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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: pauline400@tiscali.it
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 01:01:17 +0100
Subject: Please help me

From: Mrs. Pauline Ankoh Davies,
Private email: pauline400@web-mail.com.ar

Hello Dear,

I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise but I want you to
believe that it is the wish of GOD for you to help the helpless. God has
decided to bless you and I through this email and I know that he will touch
your heart to assist me if you are actually sent to me by him.

My name is Mrs.Pauline Ankoh Davis. I am writing you this mail from the
ECOWAS Refugee Rehabilitation Camp in Calabar-Nigeria. I am a Sierra Leonine
National and the wife of Late Dr. Johnson Ankoh Davis, my late husband was
the General overseer of Diamond and Gold Mines in the Kaneina District of
Sierra Leon, until April 16th 2001 when the military forces loyal to the
government of president Ahmed Jijan Kabbah, invaded the Diamond and Gold
Mines and Killed my husband, mistaking him for his junior brother Mike Ankoh
Davis, who is the deputy leader to the rebel leader of the revolutionary
United Front (RUF) Mr. Friday Sankoh.


When the news reached me, I hurriedly gathered some valuables in our house
and escape with my four kids Kenneth, James, George & Samuel (all boys)
along with other displaced people to safety. All my boys are still under
15 years.

We were eventually picked up in a bush on the 22nd of April 2001 by the
Ecomog Soldiers who immediately handed us over to the International Red
Cross Society in Calabar, the red cross society finally arranged for our
safe movement to the Ecowas refugee camp in Nigeria. Presently we are camped
here at the Ecowas

refugee rehabilitation centers in Nigeria, and the hope of returning to
our home country is not

in sight as the war between the government forces and the rebel forces is
still going
on.

Among the valuables I took along with me was my husbands personal file which
contained details of a deposit of $22.5 Million U.S.Dollars my husband
deposited with a Security Company in Europe as family treasure, with the
name of our son George. Although I suspect this money was legally made from
the
sales of gold and Diamond mines and was immediately moved to Europe for
safety when my late husband was the general overseer of the gold and diamond
mines in sierra Leone. He did this because of the pressure mounted on him
to leave office by the present regime and wanted to use the funds for his
own
personal Gold and Diamond company which he planned to open in Europe.

Presently as a registered refugee-my movement is restricted. I have no access
and fund to travel to Europe to negotiate for the release of this
money/consignment, It's under this terrible condition we are in the camp,
I have no other option than to seek for your assistance good legal agreement,
armed with all the legal document about the money you should now act on
my behalf as the beneficiary, and help me to sign this money out from the
Security Company if possible transfer the money to your country where
possibly a small scale industry can be established with such an amount under
my supervision. I promise to give you 20% of the amount in question, and
10% share in any
investment we will jointly embark on if eventually you assist me.

All I need from you is your assurance that my money will be safe pending
my freedom also that you will not disappear with the money or sit on it
and
say that you do not know me again. This is a cry for urgent assistance and
must
be kept very confidential. If you are ready to assist me, let me know via
email and I will give you all the documents which will help you contact
the company in Europe for negotiation and collection of the consignment.
This
will take place after you have writen and signed an assurance letter to
me that my money will be safe with you till my arrival.

I have a lawyer here in Nigeria who was appointed by me to assist in
procuring the United Nations passport and work for my freedom. This is to
enable me have access to travel to meet with you once you have collected
the funds
from the company. I will like you to communicate with the lawyer as he will
be
assisting you to work with the company regarding the release of the
consignment. Both of you will meet in Europe while clearing the consignment
from the company or better still, he will meet you in your country if you
negotiate
with the company and ask them to move the consignment to your place via
diplomatic

cargo means. If you are ready to assist me, email me back since I do not
have access to telephone. We use the public cafe/library in the camp to
check
mails only and this was provided by the Red Cross Society.
Email me back on my most private email address. Reply me immediately via
my private email address only: pauline400@web-mail.com.ar

Thanks and God bless

MRS PAULINE A. DAVIES (pauline400@web-mail.com.ar)




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