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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: peter220@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 05:39:06 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?KINDLY=20=20ASSIST=20=20US?=

DEAR SIR,

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER MUCH
CONSIDERATION,I AM PETER THE SON OF LATE MR
JOHNSON KAMARA FROM KWAZULUNATAL IN REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA, I AM 22 YEARS OF AGE ,MY FATHER OWNS A
LIABILITY COMPANY OF COCOA AND GOLD IN JOHANESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA MY COUNTRY .

AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJIAN COTE D'IVOIRE TO
NEGOTIATE ON 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 MOTHER
WHICH MY MOTHER DIED INTSANTLY BUT MY FATHER DIED
AFTER FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN MY COUNTRY.

IT WAS LIKE MY FATHER KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE MAY
HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PREFECT PEACE,HE DISCLOSED TO
ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF(
$17, 500, 000 ) SEVENTHEEN MILLON FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO A BANK HERE IN
COTE D'IVOIRE,THAT THE MONEY WAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA
AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO ESTABLISH IN ABIDJAN.

MY FATHER HANDED ME DUCUMENTS COVERING THE LODGEMENT
AND INSTRUCTED ME AND MY SISTER TO SEEK FOR A RELIABLE
AND TRUST WORTHY BUSINESS PARTNER FOR OUR LIFE TIME
INVESTMENT THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU I HAVE
SUCCEDED IN LOCATING THE BANK HERE IN ABIDJIAN AND I
HAVE CONCLUDED WITH THE BANK OUTFIT MODALITIES OF
TRANSFERRING THE FUND TO AN ACCOUNT ABROAD.

NOW I AM SOLICITING 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 LAST
HOPE IN LIFE,I AND MY SISTER HAVE PROMISED TO GRATIFY
YOU WITH 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND
ASSISTANCE.

I AM WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM,
YOU SO THAT I CAN TELL YOU MORE ON THIS ISSUE.
THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE

YOURS SINCERELY,

PETER AND JULIET KAMARA.




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