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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: lysbeen@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 05:31:16 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HELLO=20GET=20BACK=20TO=20ME=2E?=




FROM MRS LYDIA DANEIL / SON
TEL: 00229-07 39 74
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.

DEAR SIR,

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER MY MUCH CONSIDERATION, l AM MRS
LYDIA DANIEL THE WIFE OF LATE MR EDWORD DANIEL FROM COTONOU IN REPUBLIC
OF BENIN. I AM 48 YEARS OF AGE, MY HUSBAND OWNS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
OF COCOA AND GOLD IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC MY COUNTRY.

AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN COTE D'IVIORE TO NEGOTIATEON A COCOA AND GOLD
BUSINESS HE WANTED TO INVEST IN ABIDJAN . ONE WEEK HE CAME BACK FROM HIS
TRIP TO ABIDJAN HE HAD A MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH MY DOURTHER WHICH MY DOURTHER
DIED INSTANTLY BUT MY HUSBAND DIED AFTER FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
IN MY COUNTRY .

IT WAS LIKE MY HUSBAND KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST
IN PREFECT PEACE . HE DISCLOSED TO ME AND ME AND FIRST SON THAT HE DEPOSITED
THE SUM OF ($35,000,000 USD) THIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO
PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN COTONOU, THAT THE MONEY WAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA
AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO ESTABLISH IN ABIDJAN .

MY HUSBAND HANDED ME THE DOCUMENTS COVERING THE LODGMENT AND INSTRUCTED
ME AND MY ONLY SON TO SEEK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY BUSINESS PARTNER
FOR OUR LIFE TIME INVESTMENT, THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU , NOW
I HAVE SUCCEEDED IN LOCATING THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN COTONOU AND I
HAVE TOLD THEM OUR PLAN TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGEN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST US
TO LIFT THE CONSIGNMENT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND DEPOSITED IT AS FAMILY VALUABLES.SO
FOR NOW THE SECURITY COMPANY DID NOT KNOW THE REAL CONENTS OF THE BOXES.

NOW I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP US PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT FACILITY
WHERE WE CAN TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO SO THAT WE CAN INVEST IT IN ANY LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY HOPE IN LIFE , I AND MY
SON HAVE PROMISED TO GRATIFY YOU WITH 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND
ASSISTANCE .

I AM WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU OR YOU CAN CALL ME IMMEDIATELY SO
THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION. YOU CAN CONTACT
ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE DISCUSSION .

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROMYOU SOON
.

YOURS SINCERELY.

MRS LYDIA DANEIL / SON






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