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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.elizabeth@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:10:07 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?May=20God=20bless=20you=2E?=


FROM: MRS ELIZABETH CHILE
324 RUE MEWAY, TRES VILLE
COTE D'IVOIRE.

Dear:Brother,

I know you will be surprised to read from me,but please consider this letter
as a request from a family in dare need of assistance,I had to wait untill
now to summon up courage to write to you. I got your address from our Christians
union office.Firstly,I must introduce myself, I am Mrs. Elizabeth
Chile from Cote D'ivoire. I am the wife of late Brigadier Badou Nsakka Chile
My husband was a
Brigadier incharge of arms ammunitions procurement in the Cote D'ivoire
army.

In his "Will",he specifically drew my attention to US$20 Million which he
deposited in a safe box of a private Security Company in Lome-Togo Africa,
as a treasure box, fully documented in our first son's name (Mr. Kenneth
Nsakka Chile).IN FACT MY HUSBAND SAID AND QUOTE : "My beloved son,

I wish to draw your attention to US$20million(Twenty- Million United States
dollars). I deposited the box containing the fund in a private Security
Company in Lome-Togo. Before the coup d'etat that took place in our country,
I was very dedicated and committed to be promoted to the post of personal
assistance to the president against until when I found out that senior army
officers and
top government functionaries were busy helping themselves with government
funds and properties and sending them to foreign countries".

Due to this when I was assigned by the President (President Henry Konan
BEDIE) to purchase arms from South Africa, I saw this as a golden opportunity
and diverted the fund for my personal use.In case of my absence on each
as a result of death only, you should solicit for the transfer of the fund
out of this shore for investment purposes.

From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depend on this fund, as such I will be grateful if you can assist my son
who is in Lome-Togo for now as an asylum seeker,and the financiallaws and
regulations of the Republic of Togo do not permit an asylum seeker to operate
in a bank or invest. In view of this, I intend to invest these funds, hence
I have contacted you ,

I am offering you 20% of the total funds 10% for any expences incured in
course of the transfer of these funds,and 70% will be for my Son and i for
our personal investments and usage.I am converting the idea that Satan the
Devil wanted to use these funds for the purchse of Armunition to destroy
lives to the preaching of the gospel of Christ Finally, modalities on how
the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you once we have established
trust and confidence between ourselves.

Please treat this matter as very urgent & privacy.

I await for your urgent response.

God bless you.

Sincerely yours.

Mrs Elizabeth Nsakka chile,



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