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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: philomena_bakayoko@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 21:10:41 +0100
Subject: FROM MISS PHILOMENA BAKAYOKO

MISS PHILOMENA BAKAYOKO
TREICHVILLE, ABIDJAN,
COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)
Reply to: philo_privatemails@yahoo.com


DEAR UNCLE/AUNTY,

I WANT SOMEBODY WHO INSPITE OF NOT KNOWING ME MAY CONSIDER TO RENDER ME
A HELP ON HUMANITARIAN GROUND.

MY NAME IS PHILOMENA BAKAYOKO, THE DAUGHTER OF DR. & MRS EDMUND
BAKAYOKO FROM IVORY COAST. I AM 21 YEARS OF AGE, AN ORPHAN. MY MOTHER
DIED IN 1997 AND MY FATHER DIED JANUARY 13TH THIS 2005. MY
BEFORE THE DEATH OF FATHER, HE WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF COCOA DEALERS

ASSOCIATION HERE BEFORE HE WAS ASSASSINATED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS

ASSOCIATES IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR FAMILY MEMBERS OUT OF JEALOUSY.

GOING THROUGH MY FATHER'S FILES, I DISCOVERED A BANK AGRREMENT BOND AND
LODGEMENT RECEIPT OF SUM OF US$15,500,000 (FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A
LOCAL BANK HERE. AND MY FATHER USED MY NAME AS
NEXT OF KIN AS THE ONLY SURVIVING CHILD.

THE AGREEMENT SPECIFIED THAT I SHOULD LOOK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER TO
TRANSFER THE FUND INTO THE PERSON'S OVERSEAS ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT ON
MY BEHALF IN ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE IN CASE MY FATHER DIE ANY TIME.

IT IS BASED ON THIS, I AM REQUESTING FOR YOUR CO-OPERATIONS AND
ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAY:-

1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE BANK WILL TRANSFER THE MONEY IN
YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY.

2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I CAN NOT TAKE CARE OF IT


AT THE MOMENT.

3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE
MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.

4) I AM ALSO READY TO MARRY ANY INTERESTED YOUNG MAN WHO WILL BE
WILLING TO TAKE ME AS A WIFE IF HE SO DESIRES.

MOREOVER, I HAVE AGREED TO REWARD YOU HANDSOMELY WITH 25% OF THE TOTAL
SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR RENDERING ME THIS HELP AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL

TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

I WILL APPRECIATE EARLY RESPONSE THROUGH THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX:
philo_privatemails@yahoo.com FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS.

HAVE A NICE TIME WITH GOD BLESSINGS, WHILE I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT

RESPONSE.

MY REGARDS,


MISS PHILOMENA BAKAYOKO
philo_privatemails@yahoo.com


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