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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: mrs_turey@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:39:27 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?contactss?=

From Mrs Rose turey
abidjan ivory coast
telephone 0022507663185
Attn.
I know that this mail will come to you as a surprised since we have not
seen each other before , but i know that after my praying you will not
betray the turst i am about to repose on you. i am Mrs Rose Turey the wife
of LATE MR John turey from liberia who was killed by the former
president Charles Taylor gunmen due to his political ambisions the evil
president also gave order to confuscate all his assets encluding his bank
accounts, since his death life has become miserable to our farmily, but
we are lucky that he made fixe deposite of $18.3 million united states
dollers
outside the country which i and my son Emmanuel has the document covering
it . i am soliciting for your help to provied
a bank account where this fund will be transfed to and invested into a
profited venture such as realestate , hotel business or gas station in your
conutry. you will also help my son to get a resident visa to be in your
counry with out any problem. we have decided to compansate you with the
sum of $2.3 million for any of your effort in getting things done for us
. you will also save as the director of any exterblishment which will be
done with part of this fund in your country. we are now as
a refuge in a local hotel abidjan i will like you to contact me and my
son Emmanuel for more details about this transaction if you are honest and
caperble in handling the transfer. we are hoping to hear from your urgenty
please
thanks and god bless.
Mrs Rose Turey




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