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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: Donald Moore <dmoore1020@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 11:38:04 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE{ VERY URGENT}



ATTN:PRESIDENT/CEO TEL:+27-827-910-985

SIR,

I WANT YOU TO BE MY LATE FATHERS FOREIGN PARTNER.

MY Name is Donald Moore Jnr. Only Son to late Mr And Mrs,Moore Dokie, my late father was until his death a politician ,Gold and Diamond dealer in Monrovia,Liberia.

Because of his political inclination and Believe for Political sanity devoid of human human right abuse,that made him to deflect the political party of killer and ousted President Charles Taylor,Be cause of my fathers oppostion to constant killings,murder of innocent citizens by Charles taylor and his drug addicted son Chucky taylor,he left the Charles taylor Party and join UNITY PARTY OF MRS.ELLEN JOHNSON in July 19th,1994.

In The Month of November 1997,my Father and my mum,janeth Dokie were arested including two of my uncles living with us while on that faithful day i went to our Town Nimba to fetch our broken down vehicle with our driver.

In the Month of October my late Father called me very secretly and handed over to me a document which is the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT of two(2)Metal boxes he deposited in a security company in Europe.My father told me that the two(2)metal boxes contained USd$12.5million Each,the two totalling Usd$25Million USD.My late father told me that he deposited the money in a security company in Europe because he is fearing President Charles taylor might trace his fund,if he my late father deposit the fund in a bank.My father also told me that he declared to the security company that the two metal boxes contained Jewelries and family treasures,that he did that to avoid any prying eyes from the officers of the security company over the boxes if he decared them to contained cash money.Then I hid the documents for safety.

In The month of November 28th,to be precise,My Father Moore Dokie,My mother,mrs.Janeth Dokie and two of my uncles were burnt alive along BONG COUNTY.If i am telling lies please check: www.liberiawar.com or you can go to liberia current affairs

When I discovered this i knew that i was the next target as i was not at home,our driver took me to the refugee evacuation camp monitored by the USA and red cross,another thing i heard is that our house has been burnt down and our driver shot dead and our cars burnt down by charles Taylor and son chuck.

Today i am in a refugee camp in South Africa I have write to the security company to sign out the consignments from the security company,but i was told by the security company to present my late fathers foreign partner ,because they told me that my late father entered into agreement with them ,that if he my late father is dead or permanently disabled,that the consignment be released to his foreign partner .

As my late Father is dead now,please can you be my late fathers foreign partner?,and sign out the consignment.

I will give you 20% of the total sum and you will manage the remaining 80% for me in any business of your choice until i finished my education.

Thank you very much and Kindest Regard,

Donald Moore.


N.B

PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR TEL/FAX SO THAT THEY WILL CONTACT YOU FROM {AMSTERDAM HOLLAND} IS WERE THE MONEY DEPOSITED,PLEASE KINDLY TREAT THIS MATTER VERY URGENT THANKS YOU.








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