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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: eric_ngue71@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 19:57:28 +0200
Subject: NEED YOUR HELP FOR 15% TOTAL REWARD.

NEED YOUR HELP FOR 15% TOTAL REWARD.

From: Eric Nguessan & sister.
Abidjan,
Cote d'Ivoire.

Dear respectful,

Going by the fact that we have not met before, nor have a former contact
with you, permit us to inform you our desire of going into business relationship
with, which by virtue shall bring financial-upliftment, greatness and honour
to our respective families on its conclussion.

Purpose of contact:
Our parents, Chief & Mrs Thomas Nguessan (late) were very wealthy Gold/
Ivory marchants based in Abidjan, capital of Cote d'Ivoire. Recently, on
their return from a business trip in Bangkok to negotiate business deal,
our parents were attacked by some unknwon assasins, unfortunately our mother
died instantly while our father was taken to a specialist hospital where
he died 6days after. Before our father finally gave up ghost, he called
me on his bed-side as his only son and disclosed t! o me confidentially
of this US$12.5M cash deposit he made with one of the commercial banks here
in Abidjan for onward transfer abroad for our family investment. My father
also told me that it is because of this very huge sum that his business
rivals & associates want to kill him, thereby urged me with urgency to go
to his personal underground safe in our family villa to collect to my custody
all the depository documents of the fund, then quicly look for a trustworthy
& God-fearing person who shall not betray us, to help us transfer the money
oversea for investment in any lucrative business of our choice for our future
welfare.

Now, the funeral of our late parents is over and we have choosing you with
confidence to be our foreign business partner, to help us transfer the US$12.5M
to your personal /company bank account for investment in your country.

More importantly, I and my sister has agreed that 12.5% out of the total
amount will be your cash compensation while an addition of 5% will be added
incase of any expenses you may incure on the process.

Please, on your acceptance to help us, we will be very glad to hear from
you as soon as possible.

Thanks & God bless you.

Eric & sister.

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