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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: "From.Harry Nemetan Netusi Jr" <harry204nemetan@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:51:27 +0700
Subject: ATTN: THE DIRECTOR {URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED }

From: Harry Nemetan Netusi Jr
Address : United Nation Refugee , Thailand
Tell: +(66) 51-36 27 46

Attn: The Director/CEO
Greetings and Compliment of the day !!
Dear Sir,
In appreciation of your esteemed contact received through a reliable source, I wish to introduce myself to you.My name is Harry Nemetan Netusi Jr, the Son of Dr. Engr. Harry Nemetan Netusi, who was formerly President of Cocoa Famers Association and until recently, the Chairman of Democratic Peoples Party in Ivory Coast, one of the world's largest cocoa-producing country located in West Africa. He was assasinated in a coup plot by late President General Robert Guei which leads to the current civil war in my country.
I know that this mail/proposition will come to you as a surprise but honestly I do not intend to surprise you. I write this letter in respect of my intention to invest sum amount of fund with you in your company or in a reliable and trustworthy yielding ventures in your country of which you will be part of this investment as an active partner following your professional advise toward the pursuit
To go striaght to the point, before the death of my father he confirm to me and my mother Mrs Harriet Netusi of an existence safety deposit he had deposit Cash with a Security and Financial Institution as family valuables and Precious Stones with Security Deposit Number. The safety deposit in a metallic trunk box contains the sum of US$15 million {United States Dollars}. This fund was generated from Cocoa trade in Asia, and my late father intended to use the fund to establish hotel resorts in Thailand before his death.
Presently, I am in Thailand and have certisfied the existence of the safety deposit consigment in the finance institution with the appropate documents in my position as the beneficiary.
We have the intention in investing here in Thailand, but our hopes was turn down as we were informed that it is against the Thailand law for us to participate in any financial transaction as we came into Thailand as a asylum seeking due to the continue problem in my country Ivory Coast.
For the above reason, we came up with the idea of foreign investment with the fund in a friendly and condusive country like your country. Being a novice into any international business before this time and to protect this fund, I have the intention in working with a trustwhorthy person/company with a good reputation prior to avoid making mistake.
Please kindly guide and direct us in investing this fund into a good profitable business orientation since I am also interested in buying a residential property as I will be moving my family over there as soon as every thing regarding technical and logictics details is worked out and ascertained to our respective satisfaction.
For participating in this investment transaction with us, we are ready to give you a good negotiable percentage for your assistance or better still commit it into viable Joint venture projects, be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the funds belong us only as my family inheritance. As soon as I get your consent, we will quickly move this fund to your country for investment . I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other business venture will derive a huge success hereafter.
What in essence, the whole exercise entail, is that you shall be required to make a brief visit to Thailand to see things for yourself and be convinced beyond doubts. Your visit will also avail us the opporturnity of knowing each other and finalize arrangement towards moving this fund to your country and also reach a contract joint venture partnership agreement to transfer and invest the my fund in a profitable business orientation in your country under long time joint venture partnership in your care and management.
Do not hasitate to reply me with your questioneries immediately you access this mail, and always remember that honesty and trust is the watch word in this transaction.
If you are willing and ready to work with me, you can contact me with my private telephone number or e-mail for more details. Thank you for your understanding and I'm looking forward to having a successful business relationship with you.
I anticipate an rapid response from you.
Yours faithfully
Harry Nemetan Netusi Jr.
For Netusi's family.


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