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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: "Mrs Nadia Guei" <nadia_guei@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:50:11 +0000
Subject: Private For You

Dear Friend,

I know this message must have come to you as a surprise package.In brief, my
name is Mrs.NADIA GUEI the wife of the former president of Coted’Ivore
Robert Guei.

However,both my husband is dead and my children including I,has been sent to
exile by the combined military force team from the West African sub-region
(Ecomog) with some ivorean militries right now we are not comfortable
Imagine us under going all this stress because of power, Please I call for
your immediate assistant I am a widow even (CNN )cover the news about the
death of my late husband Late Robert Guei.pls you can view the
website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm

Before we left to exile my husband been the bread winner of the family he
for seen what will happen withtime, he now used his power while on
Government to moved.Some trunk boxes contained ($52,000.000.00 million
U.S.D.) cash deposited it with a security company in lome Togo as a family
valueiable Items for security reason.

Now we need your assistance to move this money to any country of your choice
abroad. all along we are waiting so that every Issue of my husand must have
cool down and forgotten a little before we will proceed on this
transaction.When the funds are properly secured, we will joint invest
yielding stock and business on.

Your advice your compensation for your immediate assistance is 25% of the
cash, 5% for expenses, 70% for my family your urgent reply indicating your
interest will help me in no small measure to stop further contact, all other
details will be made know to you and more importantly you have to treat this
transaction as very confidential as the hope of my entire families survivals
is placed on this boxes.

Thanks for your good understanding We wait for your immediate correspondence
please attach your private Telephone and Fax numbers, This is a risk free
transactions.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Nadia Guei

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