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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: xxgood@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:47:23 +0000
Subject: From:Gift and Paul

From:Gift and Paul
Assylum Refugee Camp
Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire.

Dear respected one,

I am Gift Koromba the only daugther of late former Director of finance Dr
Vincent R. Koromba of Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. i must
confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, i the proposal.My
late father diverted the money meant for purchase of ammunition, for my
country, during the peak of disastrous civil war in my country, he has deposited
the money in a suspence account and instructed thethat i willcome with his
foreign business partner on the day of claim in the BANK here in Abidjan,
where I am residing under political Assylum with my younger brother PaulKoromba.Now
the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers.

The present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of allofficerswho
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 I am contacting you and presently my younger brother is
lying critically sick in the hospital all I needed from you is for you
to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the said
amount is(US$9.500.000.00 Million). I am compensating you with 15% of the
total money amount,now all my hope is banked on you and I really want to
invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government,political
and economic welfare.

Honestly my late father Dr Vincent R. Koromba gave me thedeposit slip issued
to him by the Bank on the date ofdeposit, for you to be clarify because,I
do not expose myself to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep
this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of ourlife,
it is important.

Please write me immediately after you must have gone through my message
fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 15% of
the total money amount, and incase of any other necessary expenses you might
incure, I am resolving to give you an addition of 5% during this transaction
and my late father used me the only daugther as the beneficiary / next of
kin on the day of deposit and also told me to look for 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 are waiting to hear from you.
giftpaul25@yahoo.com

Yours truly

Gift and Paul



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