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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: maxwell70@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 10:08:55 +0000
Subject: From Maxwell

From Mawell Nnanna
Plot 7212 Plateux Abidjan.
P.o box. 14-01Cote d'Ivoire.
West Africa.
Tel 225 07856996.

Dear Sir,

Please i wish to solicit your help. My name is Mr.Mawell Nnanna
,i am the son of Late General Albert Bumba Nnanna the former Director of
military inteligence and special acting General Manager of the Sieria Leone
Diamond mining coperation (S.L.D.M.C.)

I am writing to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest this sum
of $9.000,000.dollars in your country belongs to my late father which he
inherited during his life time in my country, this money is revenues from
solid minirals and Dimonds sale which were under my fathers possession before
the civil war broke out.

Following the brake out of the war, almost all Government offices,coperations
and parastatals were attacked and vandalized. The(S.L.D.M.C) was loothed
and burnt down to ashes, and diamonds worth millions of dollars was stolen
by the rebel military forces who attacked my fathers office.

Many top Government officials and senior Army officers were assasinated
and my father was a key target because of his very sensitive military possition
and appointment in the (S.L.D.M.C.) regreatable to me, my father was captured
and murdered along with my senior brother in cool blood during a mid-night
attack and the rebel when our residence in freetown was armbushed by Fordey
Sanko the notorious rebel leader.

Our mother sustainded very several bullet injuries which resulted to her
untimely and painful death in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast. Now
we are alone in a totally strange country without parents, relatives or
any body to care for us at our tender ages.

Before our mother died, she told me that my father deposited a hung amount
which he made from diamond sales and contracts at this bank here in Ivory
Coast and that we should pray and find a trustworthy foreign business partner
who would help us to
transfer and invest this money in profitable business venture overseas.

My mother also advice me to act quickly so that we can leave Ivory Coast
with our cousin brother-Arthur who is here in the camp withe us, and then
settle down abroad for the rest of our life. She also gave me all the deposit
documents to claim the money and then told me that my father used my name
as the only son to deposit the money in the bank,and advice me that this
is the reason why we came to Ivory Coast.

My mother died after her advice to me May her spirit rest In perfect peace.
Furthermore, I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this deposit
and I spoke with the director of International remittance who assured me
that verything is intact and promised to help me transfer this money to
my foreign partners bank account as soon as I provide the bank account informations.

However, the director is very concerned because of our sitaution here, I
am 17 years and as such promised to help me and he would like to speak with
my partner to ensure that this money is invested wisely in only profitable
business because of his personal interest and sympathy for my family.

Please note that I will offer you 15% of the total money as compensation
for your noble assistance in accordiance with my mothers advise. I am interested
in any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your
country and you would also get a school for me and my little sister and
my cousin so that we can finish our education.

I am hoping to hear from you so that i will give you more details information.
Upon the confirmation of this money into your account we will fly immediately
to your country to meet with you for onward investment according to my mother's
advice.

Yours sincerely
Maxwell and siste


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