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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: "Mr. zenith eben" <zenitheben52@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zenitheben2003@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:40:13 +0000
Subject: Best regard

Dearest
Compliments of the season to you.i am zenith eben i am from Cote D'Ivoire it's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, Though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk, confounding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this amount of money twenty five million five hundred thousand US.dollas($25,500.000000) deposited by my late father in a security company in DAKAR SENEGAL before he was assasinated by unknown people suspected to be his fellow business associates. Right now I am all alone in this world without relations and right now I have decided with the assistance of my pastor to invest this amount in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security purposes. I want you to assist me in retrieving this money from the security company. Due to the up rising of political crisis in africa.
please i would want you to show me your willingness and readiness to assist me retrieve this Box from the security company in DAKAR SENEGAL. Please be warned that the security company did not know the content of the metallic box deposited by my father because he deposited it as the family valuables. Have in mind that your effort will never be in vain. You will still be the manager of the fund till I finish my educational carrier.
So please consider this and get back to me as soon as possible so that we can proceed without delay.
Thanking you in anticipation of your urgent response.
Thanks and God bless.
Sincerely,
Mr zenith eben



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