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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: cynthia55@apropo.ro
Date: 26 Aug 2005 16:29:05 -0000
Subject: From the only daughter ( Ophan )


Dear,







Permit me to inform you about my desire to gointo business relationship

with you.



I am the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs. Fredrick Kamani, my father was

a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of

Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on

one of their outing to discuss on a business.





When my mother died on the 20th november 1999, my father took me so special

because I am motherless. before the death of my father on 29th june 2002 in

aprivate hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and

told me that he has a sum of us$22,000,000 (twenty two million united

states dollars) left in a suspence account in a local bank here in abidjan,

that he used my name as his only daurgther for the next ofkin in deposit of

the fund.



He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was

poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign

partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use

it for investment purpose. Sir, I honourably seeking your assistance and

idea.



I want you to serve as the guardian of this fund since I don't have any

idea of business and to make arrangement for me to come over to your

country and futher my education after the money has been transferred.



Moreover, sir, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as

compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this

fund to your norminated account overseas.



Furthermore, you can indicate your williness towards assisting me as I

believe that this transaction would be to the mutual benefit of our both

families as soon as we successfuly conclude it.



Thanks and remain blessed as I await to hear from you soonest.



Yours faithfully,

Cynthia Kamani.


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