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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: sankoh2005@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 12:20:17 +0100
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT

FROM MRS MEMOUNA
ABIDJAN COTE?D?IVOIRE

ATTN PLEASE

WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMILITY I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL
WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO YOU.I AM MRS MEMOUNA SANKO,THE
WIFE OF THE LATE DR.MUSTAPHA SANKO, OF THE BLESSED MEMORY.PRIOR TO MY HUSBAND
ASSASSINATION BY THE REBEL FORCESLOYAL TO MAJOR JOHN PAUL KOROMA, HE WAS
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SIERRA LEONE GOLD AND DIAMOND MINING CORPORATION.


TWO DAYS BEFORE MY HUSBAND WAS ASSASSINATED,HE INSTRUCTED ME AND MY SON
(MUSA,) TO MOVE OUT OF SIERRA LEONE IMMEDIATELY,BEFORE THE POWERFUL ECONOMIC
COMMNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES(ECOMOG) FORCEES INTERVENTED WHICH
EVENTUALLY RESULTED INTO A BRUTAL CIVIL WAR.

I AND MY SON MANAGED TO ESCAPE TO ABIDJAN,REPUBLIC OF COTE DIVOIRE
THROUGH THE HELP OF MY HUSBAND FRIEND WHO IS FISHING TRAWLER OPERATOR WE
CAME
INTO nABIDJAN WITH SOME VALUABLE INCLUDING A CASH SUM OF $34 MILLION UNITED

STATES DOLLARS IN ONE METALIC TRUNK BOX WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH APPRIVATE

SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D?IVOIRE WITH MY SON?S NAME (MUSA
IBRAHIM)
FOR YOUR INFORMATION.


WE DID NOT DISCLOSE THE REAL CONTENT OF THE BOX TO THE SECURITY COMPANY
AND WE DO NOT WISH THEM TO KNOW THIS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.RATHER, WE
DID THIS FOR SAFE KEEPING AND TO EASY THE COST OF DUMORAGE WE DEPOSITED
THE BOX AS CONTAININNG FAMILY
VALUABLES.

MEANWHILE, I WANT TO LEAVE COTE?D?IVOIRE ENTIRELY WITH THIS MONEY FOR INVESTMENT
IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE UNSTABLE POLITICAL SITUATION AND MOSTLY
FOR THE FURTURE OF MY SON MUSA.I WANT YOU TO PLEASE ASSIST US CLAIM THESE
BOX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY,DEPOSIT THE FUNDS IN A LOCAL ACCOUNT IN YOUR
NAME AND ORDER THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.YOU
SHOULD ALSO SOURCE FOR GOOD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY SO THAT WE CAN INVEST
WISELY.

WE HAVE IT IN MIND TO REWARD YOU HANDSOMELY FOR
ASSISTANCE.WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE YOU 10% OF THE
TOTAL SUM.PLEASE REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YOURS SINCERELY


MRS MEMOUNA SANKO


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