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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: davbellario@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:40:55 +0200
Subject: DAVID AND ISSABELLA

DAVID AND SISTER ISSABELLA.
ASYLUM CAMP ABIDJAN.


HELLO.


I AND MY ONLY SISTER WRITE YOU THIS MAIL THROUGH THE ADVISE OF OUR PASTOR
HERE BECAUSE WE ARE STIL IN THE ASYLOM CAMP OVER HERE IN IVOIRY COAST. BASED
ON THE INSTRUCTION OF OUR LET PARENTS.IT IS OUR HOMBLE PLEASHUR TO WRITE
TO YOU WITH DEEP REGARD,RESPECT.I AND MY SISTER ARE
THE ONLY LEFT CHILDREN OF LATE CHIEF BEN BELLA SABELLA.
MY LATE FATHER OWNED LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANYS IN SIERRA-LEONE MY COUNTRY.
MY FATHER WAS ALSO WELL KNOWN CHIEF FARMER IN SIERRA-LEONE, HE REMAINED
THE HIGHEST PRODUCER OF COCOA MACHANT AND COFFEE, BECAUSE OF THIS PROPERTY
MY LATE FATHER FAMILY HAVE PUT EYE BROW ON HIM, INCLUDING SOME PEOPLE IN
THE COUNTRY SO MY LATE FATHER DECIDED TO HAVE A FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER
WHO CAN ASSIST HIM TO INVEST IN ANY BUSINESS FOR GAIN IN HIS COUNTRY ABROAD.

MY DEAD FATHER HAVE COCOA AND COFFEE COMPANY AND GOLD COMPANY AND HE IS
A CHIEF, BECAUSE OF RAPID EYE BROW ON HIM, AND HE WANTED TO INVEST HIS MONEY
IN FOREIGN COUNTRY BECAUSE OF ME AND MY SISTER. IT WAS LIKE MY FATHER KNEW
HE WAS GOING TO DIE,HE DISCLOSED TO ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF
($15,000,000,00) IN A BANK TO A NEAR BY COUNTRY IVOIRY COAST. THAT THE MONEY
WAS MADE FROM HIS GOLD COMPANY,FARMS, AND THE COCOA AND COFFEE COMPANYS.

MY DEAD FATHER HAD A MOTOR ACIDENT WITH MY MOTHER BELIEVE TO BE A SET
UP BY SOME ENYMIES WHO AT THE NECK OF MY FATHER TILL THEN BUT MY MOTHER
DIED AFTER TWO MONTH LATER. WHY MY FATHER DIED AFTER FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE
HOSPITAL IN MY COUNTRY. MY MOTHER DISCIDED TO HAND OVER TO ME SOME DOCUMENTS
OF PROVES OF THE DEPOSITED MONEY IN THE BANK. AND ADVISED ME TO SEEK FOR
A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHI FOREIGN BUSINES PARTNA FOR OUR LIFE TIME INVESTMENT,

THAT IS WHY I DISCIDED TO CONTACT YOU. NOW I AM IN ABIDJAN AND HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN FINDING THE BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN. AND I HAVE DISCUESSED WITH THE DIRECTOR
OF THE BANK AND HE SAID THAT I HAVE TO RE-ACTIVATE THE ACCOUNT BEFORE THE
MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED. AND HE ALSO INFORM ME THAT MY dEAD FATHER HAVE
AN AGREIMENT WITH THEM THAT THE MONEY MUST BE TRANSFERED FOR INVESMENT
IN A FOREIGN ACCOUNT BEFORE WITHDRAWAL. AND ALSO WE HAVE TO COME WITH A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER.

NOW I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TOGETHER WITH MY YOUNGER SISTER TO FOLLOW
UP THIS TRANSFER SO THAT AFTER THIS MONEY IS BEEN TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
WE SHALL BE COMING OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO COUNTINUE OUR EDUCATION WHILE
YOU HELP US TAKE CARE OF THE INVESTMENT UNTILL WE FINISH FROM SCHOOL. PLEASE
IF YOU WILL HELP US,AS WE ARE ORPHANS THEN KINDLY GIVE US YOUR FULL INTEREST
AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS SO THAT WE SHALL GO AND SUBMITE YOUR NAME
TO THE BANK AS OUR DEAD FATHER'S BUSINESS PARTNAR.

1) YOUR REAL NAME AND YOUIR FUL ADRESSIS.
2) YOUR PHONE AND FAX UNMBER.

BY RECIEVEING THISE DETAILE FROM YOU I WILL GO TO THE BANK AND
SUBMITE IT TO THE BANK AND INTRODUSE YOU TO THE BANK AS MY DEAD FATHER'S
BUSINESS PARTNAR. SO THAT YOU WILL CONTAT THE BANK AN TELL THEM TO TRANSFER
THE MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, SO THAT WE CAN INVEST THE MONEY IN
ANY GOOD BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY HOPE WE
HAVE IN LIFE AND THE ONLY IMPOTANT THING THAT OUR DEAD PARENT LEFT FOR I
AND MY YOUGA SISTER, WE PROMISED TO GIVE YOU THE PASENTAGE THAT YOU CAN
AGREE WITH USOF IN THE WHOLE MONEY FOR YOUR KIND ASISTANSE DURING THE TIME
OF THIS TRANSFER.

WE WAITING WITHOUT REST TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE CAN DISKUS HOW WE CAN
DO THIS TRANSACTION, THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE.

YOURS SINCERELY.

DAVID & ISSABELLA


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