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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: "Antony akinkwu" <anthonyakinkwu5@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:29:22 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY WILLBE APPRECIATED

My Dearest friend,


I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward
you aboundantly and you would never regreat.

I was studing at Nkrumah Memorial Urban University Ghana before my father
died. I am 22 yr old. I like any person who can be caring, loving and home
oriented, I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to
know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in
time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction without
betrayal.

Well, my father died earlier two years ago in a most brutal and heart
touching agony. He left I and my junior brother behind.

My father was a royal king, in Kantogara Village in the Nothern part of Cote
d'Ivoire for the period of sixteen years. Usually according to the custom
and tradition, i ought to resume his position as the Royal prince. But due
to greed and hatred a lot of presure were mounted on you to fustrate me from
inheriting my father's regalie. It is really painful but since i am too
young to face the chalenge Some good ones around me advised me to run out of
the country for the meantime to secure my life. When I could not stand the
tention I sneaked out from my village to the capital city Abidjan wher my
made some deposit in a bank befoer he died . I have the intention to
continue my jorney to a more safer place immediately this transaction is
over. And I hope your country might be favourable if you will give me a
brotherly assistance. My mother has fled to her home town immediately the
funeral right of my Dad with my only sister. But while moving down to here I
took some documents for a certain deposit my father made with a financial
institution in ABIDJAN. I propose to get it transferred into your bank
account so that when I come to your country I can then invest it with your
advise in a good business.


My father left the sum of USD $16.5 Million (Sixteen Million,Five Hundred
Thousand US dollars) in this financial institution.This money was annually
paid into my late fathers account from Etruscan's Permit In Burkina
Fasocompany (E.P.I.B.F) and Etruscan's Gold company operating in our
locality for the compensation of youth and community development in our
jurisdiction.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in
abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my
father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present
because I am under age .
Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to help me move this money
from the security company to your bank account.

I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help us in this
transaction and another 10% interest of Annual After Income to you, for
handling our company for us, which you will strongly have absolute
control over. If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to
assist me in lifting this fund.

For your reference ,you are kindly advice to visit this
website /www.etruscan.com/lsiwebsite/pbf.htm

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence
the transaction as quick as possible, I will send to you my picture as soon
as I hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Anthony Akinkwu (Aki Junior)My Dearest friend,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward
you aboundantly and you would never regreat.

I was studing at Nkrumah Memorial Urban University Ghana before my father
died. I am 22 yr old. I like any person who can be caring, loving and home
oriented, I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to
know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in
time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction without
betrayal.

Well, my father died earlier two years ago in a most brutal and heart
touching agony. He left I and my junior brother behind.

My father was a royal king, in Kantogara Village in the Nothern part of Cote
d'Ivoire for the period of sixteen years. Usually according to the custom
and tradition, i ought to resume his position as the Royal prince. But due
to greed and hatred a lot of presure were mounted on you to fustrate me from
inheriting my father's regalie. It is really painful but since i am too
young to face the chalenge Some good ones around me advised me to run out of
the country for the meantime to secure my life. When I could not stand the
tention I sneaked out from my village to the capital city Abidjan wher my
made some deposit in a bank befoer he died . I have the intention to
continue my jorney to a more safer place immediately this transaction is
over. And I hope your country might be favourable if you will give me a
brotherly assistance. My mother has fled to her home town immediately the
funeral right of my Dad with my only sister. But while moving down to here I
took some documents for a certain deposit my father made with a financial
institution in ABIDJAN. I propose to get it transferred into your bank
account so that when I come to your country I can then invest it with your
advise in a good business.


My father left the sum of USD $16.5 Million (Sixteen Million,Five Hundred
Thousand US dollars) in this financial institution.This money was annually
paid into my late fathers account from Etruscan's Permit In Burkina Faso
company (E.P.I.B.F) and Etruscan's Gold company operating in our locality
for the compensation of youth and community development in our
jurisdiction.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in
abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my
father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present
because I am under age .
Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to help me move this money
from the security company to your bank account.

I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help us in this
transaction and another 10% interest of Annual After Income to you, for
handling our company for us, which you will strongly have absolute
control over. If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to
assist me in lifting this fund.

For your reference ,you are kindly advice to visit this
website /www.etruscan.com/lsiwebsite/pbf.htm

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence
the transaction as quick as possible, I will send to you my picture as soon
as I hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Anthony Akinkwu (Aki Junior)My Dearest friend,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward
you aboundantly and you would never regreat.

I was studing at Nkrumah Memorial Urban University Ghana before my father
died. I am 22 yr old. I like any person who can be caring, loving and home
oriented, I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to
know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in
time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction without
betrayal.

Well, my father died earlier two years ago in a most brutal and heart
touching agony. He left I and my junior brother behind.

My father was a royal king, in Kantogara Village in the Nothern part of Cote
d'Ivoire for the period of sixteen years. Usually according to the custom
and tradition, i ought to resume his position as the Royal prince. But due
to greed and hatred a lot of presure were mounted on you to fustrate me from
inheriting my father's regalie. It is really painful but since i am too
young to face the chalenge Some good ones around me advised me to run out of
the country for the meantime to secure my life. When I could not stand the
tention I sneaked out from my village to the capital city Abidjan wher my
made some deposit in a bank befoer he died . I have the intention to
continue my jorney to a more safer place immediately this transaction is
over. And I hope your country might be favourable if you will give me a
brotherly assistance. My mother has fled to her home town immediately the
funeral right of my Dad with my only sister. But while moving down to here I
took some documents for a certain deposit my father made with a financial
institution in ABIDJAN. I propose to get it transferred into your bank
account so that when I come to your country I can then invest it with your
advise in a good business.


My father left the sum of USD $16.5 Million (Sixteen Million,Five Hundred
Thousand US dollars) in this financial institution.This money was annually
paid into my late fathers account from Etruscan's Permit In Burkina Faso
company (E.P.I.B.F) and Etruscan's Gold company operating in our locality
for the compensation of youth and community development in our
jurisdiction.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in
abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my
father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present
because I am under age .
Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to help me move this money
from the security company to your bank account.

I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help us in this
transaction and another 10% interest of Annual After Income to you, for
handling our company for us, which you will strongly have absolute
control over. If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to
assist me in lifting this fund.

For your reference ,you are kindly advice to visit this
website /www.etruscan.com/lsiwebsite/pbf.htm

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence
the transaction as quick as possible, I will send to you my picture as soon
as I hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Anthony Akinkwu (Aki Junior)

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