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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: Larisa Edmond <edmond1983larisa@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 03:01:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: very urgent and important.


Dearest Sarwhan,

Greetings and best wishes to you this day. Thanks for your email message together with your full banking details which you sent to me. Dearest Sarwhan, I am now 100% convinced that you are God sent to save me out of this horrible situation as you have indicated your sincerity and openness towards me and this transaction. God bless you abundantly.

I went to the bank this morning to submit your bank details and also inform them my readiness to transfer the money to your account for investment purposes. Below is the contact of the bank to enable you contact them directly.

The bank contacts are as follows:
Bank Diamant International
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire West Africa.
Tel: +22508155507.
Fax: +22508155511.
Email: (info@bdic-ci.com)
Contact Person : Mr Konah Amed (Foreign Remittance Manager)

Dearest Sarwhan, like I said above, I went to the bank and met with Manager in charge of international remittance Mr Konah Amed. On my discussion with him concerning the transfer to your account, he informed me that the bank requires us to submitt to them the following legal documents because according to him, my late father deposited the money in suspence account for onward transfer. The fund is an inheritance and due legal process should be taken before it can be transfered. He also said that these documents will authorize the bank to transfer the fund to your account.

1. Your full banking details where you wish the fund transfered ie, account number, routing number, bank name and address together with your full legal names, address, telephone and fax number. (In their custody now)
2. Letter of Administration/Authorization Letter from the probate registry in the ministry of justice here in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

3. A sworn affidavit of trust/claim from the high court of justice here in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

4. The official lodgement reciept which was issued to my late father on the day of the deposit.

Dearest Sarwhan, I am in possession of the number four document which is the official lodgement reciept and which I've sent to you as email attachement, I also have your bank details which you sent to me and which have been submitted to the bank this morning. The second and third documents is what I don't have with me here and we need to get them for the transfer to be effected immediately. I asked the Foreign Remittance Manager Mr Konah Amed how possible we can get the documents, and he informed me that we can use the services of a good financial attorney attached to the bank's legal department. I requested to leave and promised to come back.

Dearest Sarwhan, I suggest that it will be wise for you to contact the bank directly and introduce yourself as my late father's foreign business partner and my guardian, who wants to assist me in the fund transfer. The bank will transact with you directly and also respect your views, due to my age. I am still young and would want you to handle everything on my behalf. I've already informed the Foreign Remittance Manager Mr Konah Amed that you are my late father's foreign business partner, so he will recognize your name when you contact them. You will acknowledge the requirements which they requested from us, and also request that he give you the contact of a good lawyer who will assist us and get the needed documents.

Please go ahead and contact the bank to enable us proceed further. This transaction should be concluded with urgency and transparency. I want to leave here as soon as the fund is transfered to your account.

My regards to you. God bless you and your family.

Best wishes!


Larisa




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