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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: bruno iwese iwese <brunoiwese@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:09:28 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Top Message.


Att;
I am very much concern to inform you the reason of this top message which i personally beleive you will accept with the uttimate respones,if you hard been current for the past weeks with Africa news on the BBC ,you will find this message confidencial, which hard to be handle with care and the highest secracy.
Am Mr Bruno Iwese the special Advicer to the Bayelsa State Governor Mr Alamieyeseigha who was arrestes in London on Wednesday, 28 September 2005 with the total sum of £1.8m ($3.2m) for money laundering and his due to appear in court next week.Now read carefully and know why i needed your assistance.After all the illluck that came the way of my boss, I decided to flee my country Nigeria with the rest of £ 24 million pounds ,this money was suppose to be bank in his foreign account in the UK for the parliamentarian election due for next year 2006.
To avoid the trace of this fund i their by request for your urgent assistance for this transfer of this fund which is currently logde in a bound deposite with one of the local bank here in Abidjan,the capital city of cote d'îvoir .Please try and handle this transaction urgently as my abscence from office for longer days will raise a lot of suspects .Thanks as i await your reply to this great relationship.
Yours Partnaship
Mr Bruno Iwese.










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