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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: parliament@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 14:18:03 +0200
Subject: SOLICITING YOUR ASSISTANCE

Dear Friend.

I am Steven Dada Mbosowo the eldest son of Chife Nkroma Mbosowo from
SierraLeone. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your
assistance to transfer a fund deposithuge amount of money now in the custody
of a private
Securitytrust firm in Europe. The funds is in trunk boxes deposited and declared

as Precious stones by my late father. As a matter of fact the company does

not know the actual content as money, although my Father made them to understand
that
the boxes belongs to his foreign partner.

Source of the money:

My late Father Chief Nkroma Mbosowo is a native of Mende tribe in the
Northern province of Sierra Leone, was the General Manager of Sierra
Leone Mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown . According to my Father this

money was the income accrued from Mining Co-operation's over draft and minor

sales.

Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major
Paul Ngaga and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that
almost
destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of the civilian

elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My Father had already
transfered the funds through diplomatic means to a security firm in Europe
through the aid of the
U.N evacuation team.

During the war in my country and following the indiscriminate looting
of Public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the Sierra Leone
mining
coop. Was one of the target looted and it was destroyed. My Father including

other top Government functionaries were attacked and killed by the rebels
in
November 2000 because of his relationship with the civilian Government of
Ahmed
Tejan Kabbah.

As a result of my fathers death and with the information we got that
the rebels are out for us the burden became too much for me to handle coupled
with
the ill health of my mother she died in the process as I could not afford
her a
decent medical care. The unrest in Ivory Coast and the threat from the rebels

against our lifes,made us to be evacuated to Spain last December where I

and my family are seeking political asylum, we are at present in an asylum

camp in a small village in (Spain). Our only hope now is in you and the
boxes
deposited in the Security Firm. To this effect,I humbly solicit your assistance
in the followings ways.

1. to assist me claim this boxes from the security Firm as our Foreign
partner

2. to transfer this money in your name to your country.

3. to make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our
behalf in your country and you, our Adviser/ Manager.

On your acceptance we shall discuss your renumeration for your time and effort
while 5 % of the funds shall be set aside to cover all the expenses that
may incur during the business transaction, Last, I urge you to keep this
transaction strictly confidential as no one knows our where about.
Please as you show your willingness, Forward to me your full name, address
and
Tel/ Fax numbers, to me via my private email, and I will get back to
you immediately with more information?s and subsequently send you the
necessary documents needed in this transaction.



Thanks.

May God bless you as you assist us.

STEVEN DADA MBOSOWO.


PLEASE I WANT YOU TO REPLY WITH THIS CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS:
stevembosowo@ozu.es



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