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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: ag_2a@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 19:07:31 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HELP=20ME=20PLEASE=2E?=

FROM MRS AGAWAVI AGUMBA.

ATTN:

I AM .MRS AGAWAVI AGUMBA, THE WIFE OF LATE MR AKIM AGUMBA.MY HUSBAND WAS
A COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST(COTE
D'IVOIRE). HE WAS SHOT BY THE GUN OF THE REBEL SOLDIERS ON HIS WAY TO HIS
COCOA PLANTATION IN DALOA,ALONG BOUAKE HIGHWAY. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND
ON 29TH OCTOBER 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN,HE SECRETLY CALLED
ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED ONE METALIC TRUCK BOX IN
A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY IN LOME, TOGO.AND THAT THE TRUCK BOX CONTAINS
$14,000,000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS(14 M USD). HE DEPOSITED AND REGISTERED
THE BOX AS FAMILY VALUABLES / ARTIFACTS. SO THE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT OF
THE SECURITY COMPANY DO NOT KNOW THE REAL CONTENT OF THIS BOX. THAT HE USED
MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THIS BOX.HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD
SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL
TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE IN A LUCRATIVE VENTURE
OR REAL ESTATE BUSINESS UNTIL MY ONLY SON WHO IS 18 YEARS FINISHES HIS EDUCATION.
I AM CURRENTLY CAMPING WITH MY SON AT SAINT PAUL CHURCH,LOME TOGO.

I AM HUMBLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS : 1)TO ASSIST
BRING THIS BOX OUT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND ASSIST TO TRANSFER THIS
MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY. 2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND( 3 )TO MAKE
ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR MY SON FURTHER HIS EDUCATION.MOREOVER,
I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR
EFFORTS AND INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN
SEVEN( 7) WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. ANTICIPATING TO
HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.

MRS AGAWAVI AGUMBA.
PLEASE CONTACT ME AT:(ag_a12@wanadoo.es)



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