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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: elvis1977@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 19:12:57 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY

ASSYLUM CAMP ABIDJAN
FROM ELVIS SANKOH
ABIDJAN COTE D IVIORE
phone:+225 07052764

ATTN
CONFIDENTIAL

I am ELVIS SANKOH the only son of late Mr HERNY SANKOH the managing Director
of Herny petroleum company in abidjan I must confess my agitation is real,
and my
words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father was a petroleum marchant
and because of his sucess in this field also because his wealth, his business
associate in the field was very envy and family friend also was
against him.

After death of my mother when she was giving birth in 1984, when i was five
years old(5yrs) because these my father has a great love for me.as his only
son
my confides a lot in me because he know that a day will come when i have
manage his vast wealth but the relationship painfuly did not last.this is
a story that seems like a fiction to me but today i am facing the reality
of being an orphan who is also being hunted by men of wicked principles
hence tragidy does not alter fact but fact remains when otherhopes has being
shatterd.

On the year two thousand and two (2003 yr) after my father came back from
a meeting he was complainig of stomach upset he was rushed to the hospitalalong
the line the doctor comfirmed that he was poisend,he died two days later
but before his last breath he disclosed to an amount FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5.5 million) he deposited with a bank here in abidjan.it
is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish
me with your bank particulars:

1) Account name

2) Account number

3) Bank address

4) Your telephone and fax number

For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the
said amount is (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) $5.5 Million.
I am
compensating you with 10 % of the total money amount, now all my hope is
banked

on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were there
is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke. My late father Chief HERNY gave me the photocopies of the certificate
of
deposit issued to him by the (BANK) on the date of deposit, for you to be
clarify because, I do not expose my self toanybody I see, I believe that
you
are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the
hope of my life, it is important.

Please reply me immediately after you must have gone through my message
fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 10 %
of the total
money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incur
during this transaction.

N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities
which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred
to your account, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel
business, please advise me.

reply me back immediately you receive this message for more explanation.And
promisse me to be a father considering my situationan and not to betray
me and
also accept me to belong to your family once again i want to have a family.

NB: my late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin
on the day of deposit and also told me to look for a foreign assistant or
a foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as co-beneficiary
and
partner abroad.

Thanks and God bless

Best regards

ELVIS SANKOH (00225 07 05 27 64 ) FROM ASSYLUM CAMP ABIDJAN



YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL elvis_sankoh222000@yahoo.co.uk

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