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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: ceazer@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:34:46 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20THANKS=20IN=20ANTICIPATION=20OF=20YOUR=20KIND=20ASSISTANC?=

FROM CEAZER MAKIBIA,
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVIORE,


DEAREST ONE,





IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER SEVERAL
DAYS OF FASTING AND PRAYERS, l AM CEAZER MAKIBIA
THE SON OF LATE MR CLIFFORD MAKIBIA FROM KWATANATAL
ZULU IN REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA,MY FATHER OWNS A LIMITED COCOA AND GOLD
BUSINESS IN
JOHANESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA MY COUNTRY.

AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN COTE D´IVIORE EALY LEST YAER
TO NEGOTIATE ON A COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO
INVEST IN ABIDJAN . WEEKS AFTER HE CAME BACK FROM HIS
TRIP TO ABIDJAN HE HAD A FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH MY
MOTHER AND MY YOUNGER SISTER ,MY SISTER AND MY MOTHER
DIED INSTANTLY BUT MY FATHER DIED AFTER FIVE DAYS IN A
PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN JOHANESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA .

IS LIKE MY FATHER KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE (MAY
HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PREFECT PEACE ). HE DISCLOSED
TO ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF ($USD12,000,000.00)
TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO ONE OF THE BANK IN
COTE D´IVIORE THAT THE MONEY WAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA AND
GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO ESTABLISH IN ABIDJAN.

MY FATHER HANDED ME THE DOCUMENTS COVERING THE
LODGMENT AND INSTRUCTED ME TO SEEK FOR A
RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY BUSINESS PARTNER FOR MY
LIFE TIME INVESTMENT THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT
YOU , NOW I HAVE SUCCEEDED IN LOCATING THE BANK HERE
IN ABIDJAN AND I HAVE CONCLUDED WITH THE BANK
MODALITIES OF TRANSFERRING THE FUND TO AN ACCOUNT
ABROAD.

NOW I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP
ME PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT FACILITY WHERE I 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 HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO
GRATIFY YOU WITH 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR
ANTICIPATED KIND ASSISTANCE .

I AM WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT
WE CAN DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION.

THANKS IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR KIND ASSISTANC.

CEAZER MAKIBIA



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