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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: jeffers_ser@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 10:13:06 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY PLEASE

FROM SERAH & JEFFERSON

MY DEAR,

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND
CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME
AMOUNG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND
THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND
TRUSWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU
FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I AM Ms SILVIA AWILOBA, THE DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND
MRS.AWILOBA MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS.WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER
1994, MY FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE
MOTHERLESS.BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 29TH JUNE
2000 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE
SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A SUM OF US$ 11,500,000 (ELEVEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND,UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A
SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT
HE USED MY NAME AS HIS FIRST ISSUE FOR THE NEXT OF KIN
IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS
WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER
IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS
MONEY WITH MY BROTHER AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT)WE
HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING
WAYS.

1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO(2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND
SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 24 YEARS AND MY BROTHER JEFFERSON
IS 18(3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO
YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.

MOREOVER,WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10%OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE UCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHERMOIRE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR
OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS WE BELIEVE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS
YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST US.ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR
FROM YOU SOON OR PLEASE CALL ME ON TELEPHONE (+22 5
08 059 992) FOR MORE EXPLANATION.

WITH THE BEST REGARDS

SERAH & JEFFERSON AWILOBA

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