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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: Zongo Zulu <zongozulu1@zwallet.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:06:03 +0000
Subject: please i need your asistance.

FROM zongo zulu,

Dear

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business

relationship with you. I got your name and contact from the Ivoirien

Chamber

of Commerce and Industry. I prayed over it and selected your name among

other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given

to

me as a reputable and trustworthy person that I can do business with as

per the recommendations.

I must not hesitate to confined in you for this simple and sincere

business.

I am zongo zulu, the only son of late Mr .and Mrs.ALI HASSAN.My father

was a very wealthy Cocoa Merchant in Abidjan the Economic Capital of

the

Ivory Coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates

on one of their outings on a business trip.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so

special.Before

the death of my father on November,2000 in a private hospital here in

Abidjan.He

secretly called me to his bedside and told me that has the sum of

US$17.5M(Seventeen

million five hundred thousand dollars) left in fixed /suspense account

in

one of the prime Banks here in Abidjan, that he

used my name as his only son for the next of kin in the depositing the

fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was

poisoned

by his business

associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my

choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment in a

viable

venture.

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways :

1.

to provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred 2.

to serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 19 years 3. to make

arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education

and to secure Residence permit in your county.

Moreover, dear, I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as

compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer this

fund

into your nominated account overseas. Further more, you indicate your

option

towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction could be

concluded

within fourteen(14) working days. Signify your interest in assisting

me.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless you.

Best regards,



FROM zongo zulu.
______________________________________________________
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