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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: cyprian bejay <cyprian_bejay@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:53:54 -0400
Subject: urgently

DEAR SIR

COMPLEMENT OF THE SEASONS OUT THERE, IT`S MY

PLEASURE OF WRITING TO YOU, MY NAME IS CYPRRIAN BEJAY

A LIBERIAN BOY BY NATIONALITY AND MY FATHER`S NAME IS

ALFRED BEJAY ONE OF THE MOST PORPULAR GOLD AND DIAMOND

DEALER IN LIBERIA.

AS THE FIRST BORN OF MY FATHER HE TOLD ME THAT HE

HAS KEPT TWO TRUNKS IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA

WHICH CONTAINS MILLONS OF U.S DOLLARS, IN THE YEAR

1999 THE FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR SENT

HIS REBELS TO ASSASINATE HIM TO DEATH, SO I AND MY

FAMILY FLEW TO GHANA FOR SAFETY SO I NEED A RELIEABLE

PERSON WHO CAN HELP ME CLIAM THIS MONEY.

THE FIRST BOX CONTAINS $ 15,000,000 MILLON U.S

DOLLARS AND THIS BOX WAS TO BE SENT TO ALAJA FATIMA IN

SAUDI ARABIA BUT WHEN THE BOX ARRIVED AT SAUDI ARABIA

I HAD THAT THE LADY GOT AN HEART ATTACK AND DIED SO

THE BOX WAS BROUGHT BACK TO GHANA, AND THE SECOND BOX

CONTAINS $ 10,000,000 MILLON U.S DOLLARS SO I`M BEGING

YOU IF YOU CAN HELP ME CLIAM THIS MONEY BECAUSE ALAJA

FATIMA PROMISED TO TAKE CARE OF THE EXPENSENCES BEFORE

SHE DIED AND THE AMOUNT THE SECURITY COMPANY WANT FOR

THE RELEASE OF THE FIRST BOX WAS $25,000 THAUSAND U.S

DOLLARS AS THE DOMORAGE FEE, AND THE SECOND BOX WAS

$12,000 THAUSAND U.S DOLLARS FOR THE RELEASE AND

THE SECURITY COMPANY DONT`T NOT THE CONTENT IN

THE BOXES ESCEPT I AMD MY FAMILY.PLEASE IF YOU HELP

ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY YOU WILL GET 40% AS YOUR SHARE

AND 10% WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSENCE THAT YOU HAVE SPEND SO

THE REMINGING 50% WILL BE FOR I AND MY FAMILY.

PLEASE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT NEEDED IS WITH ME HERE

IN GHANA, SO I`M BEGING IF YOU READY TO HELP ME PLEASE

KINDLY REPLY OR CALL ME ON 00233 277 137 622 FOR MORE

UNDERSTANDING THANKS AS I WAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY BYE

FOR NOW.



BEST REGARDS

CYPRIAN BEJAY

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