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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: "Mr Peter Cokar" <peter_cokar@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 19:11:42 +0000
Subject: Good day,

Dear ,
I am Mr Peter Cokar from SIERRA LEONE. I am writing you from Rep of Cote 'Ivoire where I have been taking refuge after the brutal war
and murder of my perants by the rebels during the renewed fighting in my country. Before the war, my
father sold his shiping company and deposited the money out side the country in a finance and security
company under coverage of personal efects for safe keeping. The amount is USD 13,000,000.

Dear, I got your contact through internet in MY private search for a reliable hand that will acept to assist me and I am here contacting you for this
assistance. You will be my guidean and help me retrieve the consignment containing the money in the safe custody of the security comapny and after that i will relocate to your country and nationalise there
for further studies and safety, the whole fund will be inyour care till I deside on what to do with it after MY studies.


You may have heard over the wireless cnn or bbc news about the resent problem here which so many foriegners were afected even the citizens. some lose their life
and some their properties still the problem is not yet over and since then some european and americans who has big ventures here desided to leave the country
for their safety so we are very much afraid and not finding it comfortable to stay here further more considering the situation

Please,Kindly and urgently show your aceptanse to assist ME on my request as stated here above so that I can discuss with you and arrenge with the security
company for the release of the consignment to you on my behalf, You can tell me what I can offer you from the amount for your time and other means to help me.

Thanks very much for your understanding and aceptance
to help
We remain yours sincerely
Mr Peter Cokar.




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