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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: ki80@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 15:04:19 +0200
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH

IN GOOD FAITH

It is a pleasure to introduce to you a business that will make the beginning
of never-ending family relationship.

I hope that this proposal will not be an inconvenience or embarrassment
to you. I must not hesitate to confide in you this simple and sincere request
business for our mutual benefit.
I am micheal jerom and my sister linda,we are the childern of late Mr.Steve
jerom,a Tutsi in Republic of Rwanda. My father was a prosperous coffee and
tin ore merchant in Kigali, capital of the Republic of Rwanda before his
untimely death. After his business trip to Abidjan -ivore cost,to negotiate
on a Coffee and tin ore business he wanted to invest in Abidjan ?ivore cost.

A week after he came back from Abidjan, he was attacked with my mother by
unknown assassins suspected to be Hutsis who believed that my father has
been given financial support to Tutsi Militia Rebels.My mother died instantly
but my father died after five days in a private hospital on that faithful
afternoon.I didn't know that my father was going to leave me after I had
lost my mother.By the grace of God, I was aided by a business partner of
my father through our church pastor in Kigali to escape to Abidjan Cote
d'Ivoire. But before my father gave up the ghost, it was as if he knew he
was going to die. He,my father, may his soul rest in peace,disclosed to
me that he deposited the sum of US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million, five hundred
thousand United States Dollars Only) in cash in the bank hear in abidjan
Because of political problems here, my late later signed an agreement with
the bank to transfer the money to foreign trustee of my choice.

So I want you to please assist me stand as my nominated foreign trustee
and claim the money from the bank. The money was meant for the importation
of machineries for his coffee processing plant for a company which he wanted
to establish in Abidjan ? Cote d'Ivoire. Unfortunately he did not live to
achieve it before he was gunned down. But since I have no experience or
interest in this type of business he advised me to seek a reliable and trust
worthy business partner who will assist me to secure and transfer this funds
abroad strictly for investment purposes and for guidance. He advised me
never to live in Africa before his death.

Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me to secure and transfer
this fund to your account, holding on my behalf and aid me o leave Africa.
When I join you, we can then invest jointly in any meaningful lucrative
business in your country because this is my only hope in life.

You shall be entitled to a significant portion of the fund which will be
eliberated upon your acceptance to this offer. Waiting anxiously to hear
from you so that we can discuss the modalities of this transaction.Thanks
for your kind attention and expected positive response.

Yours sincerely,
jacque jerom


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