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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: "PRISCA BAMBA" <priscbamba2000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: priscabamba2000@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:03:13 +0000
Subject: PRISCA BAMBA

FROM: PRISCA BAMBA
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
(priscabamba2000@yahoo.com <mailto:priscabamba2000@yahoo.com> )
DEAR
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I MAKE PRAYERS FOR MANY DAYS.
AND AFTER MY PRAYER, I HAD THE REVELATION THAT YOU
WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME.
I AM PIRISCA BAMBA ,AN IVORIAN (IVORY COAST NATIONALITY.
THE ONLY CHILD OF MR AND MRS JOSEPH BAMBA MY
FATHER WAS A VERY RICH 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 OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL .
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON OCTOBER 24, 2001, MY FATHER
TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS, BEFORE
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON DECEMBER 26,2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME SECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A SUM OF $10. 500 000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IN A BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE .
MEAN WHILE THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND . HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT.
PLEASE, I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS
FOLLOWS.
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFERRED INTO.
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I AM 22 YEARS OLD
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I AM INCLINED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A
MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE
TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT
OVERSEAS. PLEASE, I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS
TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITH IN SEVEN (7) WORKING
DAYS FROM NOW. I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE
FOR ME AMEN.REPLY ME TROUH MY PRIVATE MAIL BOX (priscabamba2000@yahoo.com <mailto:priscabamba2000@yahoo.com>).
BEST REGARD
PRISCA BAMBA


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