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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: terry2005@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:49:52 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?TERRY=20CRY=20FOR=20HELP?=

FROM:TERRY BONIFACE,
A MEMBER OF (H.D.M)
HOLYCROSS DELIVRANCE MINISTRY
RUE No110 MACCORY
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA


GOOD DAY SIR/MADAM,

I am Terry Boniface,i am 21 years old from cote d' ivoire I am Orphan being
that I lost my Father & My Morther in car accident two years ago.My Father
was a serving director of the Cocoa coffer exporting board until his death.

Before his death he had a foreign account here in Cote d,Ivoire up to the
tune of $7.5Million dollars which he told me the one Finance/Security company
in ABIDJAN COTED,IVOIRE )was for the importation of cocoa processing machine.
I want you to do us a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in
your country or any safer place as the beneficiary .I have plans to do investment
in your country estate and industrial production ,for stert a new life .

This is my reason for writing to you.Please if you are willing to assist
me and my only Sister Esther.I will give you 10% at of the total money for
your help, And give you full name E maill/phone contact of the finance/security
company for you to contact them and tell them that your are my late Father
business partner..

Please contact me immediately if your intersted to help us with this E-maaddress
and include your telephone and Fax numbers to enable me send you all necessary
documents as regards the money before they kill me.

Best Regard
Remain Blessed.
Terry Boniface



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