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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: solomon king <solomon_king2003@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:03:57 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Pls Help And Help



From :Solomon_king PALM BEACH GUEST HOUSEAbidjan - Cote d'Ivoire.West Africa.E-mail:(solomon_king44@yahoo.ca )Attn: Dear oneDear, My warmest greeting to you in the name of the LORD.Permit me to inform you of my desire of going intobusiness relationship with you. I got your contactwith (3) other contacts through my careful search inthe net for trust worthy assistance, then i took thecontacts to my Church pastor who prayed and fastedover them for (14) days and sellected your name amongother names as a a trust worthy one and God fearingperson that will not sit on my inherited money afterit is transferred to your distination for investment.I am Mr Solomon king the only Son of Chief. and Mrs. DonMado my father was a very Wealth Cocoa Exporter, theDirector General of Cocoa Export Corporation(C.E.C.)based in Abidjan the Economic Capital of Ivory Coast.He was poisoned to death by his other businessAssociates on one of their outing for discussion on abusiness trip..I was a baby when my
mother died 21st Jan 1985, so myfather took me so special, because I am motherless.Before the death of my father on 30th July 2004 at theHospital where he was Admitted here in Abidjan city. He called me secretly on his bedside and told me thathe has the sum $5.8 million USA dollars (Five millioneight hundred thousand United State Dollars) depositedin Security & Finance Company in Europe. That he usedmy name as the next of kin in deposit of the trunk boxthat contains the Money. He also brief me before he finally died that I shouldmove immediately to our family house and pick up hisportfolio were he put the vital Documents he made withthe Security Company during the deposit of the trunkbox, so that I and my foreign partner can be able toclaim the box with the Documents.Dear, i have all the vital documents with me right nowand I'm honorable seeking for your assistance in thisfollowing ways:1) To make a trip down there in Europe and help meretrieve the trunk box out from the Security
Companyand lodge the funds into a local bank there foronwards transfer into your nominated account in yourCountry for investment purpose.2) To serve as a guardian of this funds in yourCountry since I am a boy of 20 years old withoutinternational business experience.3) To look for me a good University over there in yourCountry where i will further my Education as well inmedicine immediately i come over to you.Meanwhile, I'm willing to offer you 15% of the totalsum as compensation for your effort input and mappedout more 5% for any expenses that might incur whichyou might made during the transaction.Furthermore, you can indicate your option towardsassisting me, as I will us to complete this nobletransaction within (14) working days you signify yourinterest to assist me. Meanwhile, furnish me with yourdirect telephone and fax numbers for promptcommunication and for me to well introduce you to theSecurity Company as mylate fathers Foreign business Partner, ok. Therefore, i want you
to reply me through this myprivate e-mail address ( solomon_king2003@yahoo.ca FOR SECURITY REASON Thanks



Yours sincerly.

Solomon_king












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