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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: morgan_rose1@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 19:21:15 +0100
Subject: please call

From: Morgan and Rose Coleman.
Tel: 22505 902666.
Ivory Coast.

Dear Sir,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. l got your name and contact from the Ivoirian Chamber of Commence
and lndustry. l prayed over it and selected your name among other due to
it's esteeming nature and the
recommendation given to as a reputable and trusworthy person l can confide
and by the recommendation l must not hesistate to my self to you for an
assistance.

l am Morgan Coleman, the first child of late Mr and Mrs Alexander Coleman,
my father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in lvory Coast, the economic
capital of lvory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates
on one of their business outing to discuss on a contract. when my mother
died on the 21st October 1985, my father took me and
my sister so special because we are motherless before the death of my father
on 29th June 2002 in a private hospital here in Ghana. before his death,
he secretly
called me on his beside and told me that he has a sum of money USD$ 11,500.000.00
(Eleven Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) deposited in a suspense account
in a local bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only son for
the next of kin in
dsposit of the money. he also explained to that it was because of the wealth
and contracts that he was poisoned by his associates. that l should seek
for a foreign partner in any country of my
choice where l and my sister will transfer the money and explain to any
body that may help us the reasons and incident why he was killed. he also
advised we
should used the money for investment purpose with rest of our family and
any body that will help us to securing the money wisely such as real estate
management.

Sir, l am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways,
to assist us.(1) To serve as our gaurdian in securing the money and providing
education for us .(2) To provide bank account where this money will be transferred
to because of our low expereince in the business world and coupled with
our age. (3) To make arrangement for me and my sister to come over to your
country to live after the money has been transferred. again l have accepted
to offer you 15% of the total money as a compensation for your efforts and
input you are going to render after the sucessful transfer of this money
to your account overseas.
furthermore, kindly indicates your option towards assisting us as l belive
that this transaction would be concluded within seven days you proofs your

interest to help us. please call to confirm your willingness on Tel: 0022505902666.

Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Yours Sincerely Children.

Morgan and Rose Coleman.







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