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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: charles Blueo <charles_222222222222@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 06:36:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BECAUSE OF MY DETEST TO TERRORISM



FROM:CHARLES BLEOU
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC

SIR,

RE:BECUASE OF MY BELIEVE AGAINST TERRORISM
MY NAME IS CHARLES BLEOU,I USED TO BE THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT LAURENT GBAGBO OF COTEDIVOIRE IN THE WEST AFRICAN COAST.

IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2004 THE PRESIDENT ORDERED HIS CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF TO BOMBARD THE OPPOSTION CAMP IN BOAKE THE NORTHERN PART OF COTEDIVOIRE WHERE THE OPPOSITION ARE OCCUPING DESPITE THE ACCRA AGREEMENT TO CEASE FIRE BY BOTH SIDES.

DURING THIS BOMBARDMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TROOPS ,EIGHT FRANCE SOLDIERS ON PEACE KEEPING MISSION AND ONE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN CONTRACTOR WERE KILLED.

THIS ACTION OF THE COTEDIVOIRE MILITARY PROVOKED THE FRENCH SOLDIERS AND THEY RETERLIATED AND CEASED THE BOTH THE AIRPORT AND SEAPORT OF COTEDIVOIRE AND THE UNITED NATIONS SLAMMED SANCTIONS AGAINST COTEDIVOIRE FOR IMPORTATION OF AMMUNITIONS.

THE BANNING OF IMPORTATION OF AMMUNITION INTO COTEDIVOIRE BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL MADE PRESIDENT GBAGBO TO ORDERD ME TO PACK THE SUM TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS(USD$25.5M).INSIDE A TRUNK BOX AND DEPOSITED IT IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC TO ENABLE THE AMMUNITION DEALER TO COME THERE AND SIGN IT OUT TO AVOID THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND OTHER WORLD BODIES MONITORING THE PRESIDENT FROM KNOWING THAT HE IS SECRETLY IMPORTING AMMUNITIONS INTO COTEDIVOIRE.

ON OR ABOUT THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER I WAS SENT BY THE PRESIDENT TO MEET THE AMMUNITION DEALER IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC TO HAND OVER THE DOCUMENTS TO HIM TO ENABLE HIM SIGN OUT THE TRUNK BOX BECAUSE PRESIDENT GBAGBO ORDERED THAT AGREEMENT MUST BE REACHED BETWEEN ME AND THE SECURITY COMPANY TO RELEASE THE CONSIGNMENT TO MY FOREIGN PARTNER,THAT PLOY IS TO ALLOW THE AMMUNITION DEALER TO SIGN OUT THE CONSIGNMENT AND TAKE THE MONEY AS HE HAD ALREADY INFORMED ABOUT HOW THE MONEY WAS PACKED INSIDE A TRUNK BOX AND DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC

WHEN I REACHED COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC,I SENT A MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT MY BOSS,THAT I WAS ATTACKED BY ARMED ROBBERS ON MY WAY TO COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC TO MEET THE ARMED DEALER,AND IN THE PROCESS OF THE ATTACK BY THE ARMED ROBBERS I LOST THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND THE SECURITY COMPANY HAS CONFISCATED THE CONSIGNMENT FOR LACK OF PROOF OR EVEDENCE,THEN THE PRESIDENT ASKED ME TO COME BACK AND HE ORDERED THE AMMUNITION SUPPLIER TO HEAD BACK TO HIS COUNTRY.I REFUSED TO GO BACK TO COTEDIVOIRE AS I KNEW THAT I MIGHT BE INTORROGATED BY THE PRESIDENCY,BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF KNEW THAT I DONT AND HAD NEVER SUPPORTED THE WAR IN COTEDIVOIRE,AS THE POOR MASSES WOULD BE THE ONE TO SUFFER THE WHOLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR .

THAT IS WHY I DECIDED NOW TO ASK YOU TO BE MY FOREIGN PARTNER AS IT IS CONTAINED IN THE SECURITY AGREEMENT,AND SIGN OUT THIS CONSIGNMENT,IT WILL NEVER NEVER EVER BING ANY PROBLEM TO YOUR PERSON,BUSINESS,OR FAMILY,THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT IS HERE WITH ME,AND IF YOU ARE READY TO DO THIS BUSINESS,I WILL GIVE YOU 40 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FUND.

PLEASE FOR SECURITY PURPOSES DO REPLY ME ON THIS EMAIL
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,IAM ANTICIPATING YOUR URGENT REPLY,
KINDEST REGARD,
CHARLES BLEOU




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