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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: frankrose@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:55:25 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20From=3AFrankline=20and=20Rose?=

From:Frankline and Rose
Assylum Refugee Camp
Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire.
Dear Sir/Madam

I am Frankline James the only son of late former Director of finance, Dr
James Opian Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. we must confess
our agitation is real, and my words is our bond, in this proposal. My late
father diverted this money meant for purchase of ammunition, for my country,
during the peak of disastrous civil war in our country, now he has deposited
the money with BANK here in Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire, where I am residing under
political Assylum with my younger sister Rose James.Now the war in our country
is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers,

the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers
who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person
at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is
on this note that we are contacting you, all we needed from you is to furnish
us with your bank particulars:

1) Account name(2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax numbers
4) your private telephone /fax numbers

For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the
said amount is (US$24.000.000.00 Million). I am compensating you with 10%
of the total money amount,now all my hope is banked on you and I really
wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government,
political and economic welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke. My late father Dr James Opian gave me the deposit slip issued to him
by the Bank on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify because, I do
not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep
this transaction secret for us because this money is the hope of our life,
it is important.

Please write us immediately after you must have gone through our message
fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why we offered you 10%
of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you
might incure, I am resolving to give you an addition of 5% during this transaction.

N.B Try and negotiate for us some profitable blue chip investment opportunities
which is risky free which we can invest with this money when it is transferred
to your account, personally our interested in estate management and hotel
business, please advise us. And promise me and my younger sister to be our
guardianconsidering our situation and not to betray us.

And my late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin
on the day of deposit and also told me to look an assistance of a foreigner
with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as co-beneficiary and
partner abroad to ensure a successful hitch free transfer of the fund abroad.Please
we waiting to hear from you thanks and God bless you.

Yours truly

FRANKLINE AND ROSE

Please Reply Us With This Email (frankline5_rose@yahoo.fr)

OUR GOD WILL BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AS YOU HELP US BECAUSE THINGS IS
GETTING OUT OF HAND HERE NOW PLEASE TRY TO US OUT GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH
AND WE HAVE BEEN PRAY OVER IT,



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