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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: "kady bakassa" <kadybakassa0@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:46:04 +0000
Subject: KADY BAKASSA TRAORE

KADY BAKASSA TRAORE
kWAME GUEST HOUSE
ACCRA,GHANA
SIR

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY, AND MAY HIS GRACE CONTINUE TO ASSIST
YOU AND I, AS YOU OPEN YOUR HEART IN HELPING ME OUT OF THIS UNBEARABLE
SITUATION OF MY FAMILY DISASTER. PLEASE GIVE ME THIS GODLY HELP FOR OUR
ALMIGHTY WILL REWARD YOU IN ABUNDANT.

I AM KADY TRAORE, THE DAUGHTER OF LATE COLONEL BAKASSA TRAORE WHO DIED ON
AFTER HE WAS BADLY TORTURED BY THE SECURITY AGENTS OF THE PRESENT GOVERMENT
OF PRESIDENT LAURENT GBAGBO OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D,IVOIRE FOR HONOURING
THE INVITATION TO A DINNER BY THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR WITH HIS TWO
COLLEAGUES,AFTER THE DINNER THEY WERE ARRESTED BY THE SECURITY AGENT OF THE
PRESENT REGIME AND WAS ACCUSSED OF BEING TRAITORSTO THEIR MOTHERLAND KNOWING
THE POLITICAL PROBLEMS BETWEEN COTE D'IVOIRE AND FRANCE.THEY WERE TORTURED
AND DETAINED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THEY WERE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY WE
RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HIS PRIVATE DOCTOR BATTLED TO SAVE HIS LIFE
BUT HE DIED 4 DAYS LATER ON SUNDAY 3 JULY 2005 FOR VERIFICATION YOU CAN SEE
FOR YOUR SELF THIS WEBSITE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4649533.stm
MY FATHER KNOWING HE WON,T SURVIVE CALLED ALL OF US BY HIS DYING BED AND
INSTRUCTED US TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY TO GHANA WHERE WE ARE PRESENTLY AS OUR
COUNTRY COTE'IVOIRE(IVORY COAST) IS NO LONGER SAFE FOR US AND IMMEDIATELY
DIRECTED ME TO GO TO THE SAFE IN HIS ROOM TO GET ONE ENVELOPE FOR HIM BEFORE
I GOT BACK TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THE ENVELOPE I MET THE WHOLE FAMILY
CRYING,MY FATHER HAS PASSED ON LEAVING INRTRUCTION OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE
ENVELOPE TO MY MOTHER.
ON THAT I SEEK YOUR HELP ASSISTANCE TO HELP US RECIEVE THE SUM OF 7 MILLION
EUROS DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN A PRIVATE BANK IN GHANA,THE ENVELOPE HE
INSTRUCTED ME TO GET CONTAINS THE DOCUMENTS OF THE FUNDS WHICH WAS DEPOSITED
BY MY FATHER AND ME AS THE NEXT OF KIN.WE HAVE ALREADY GONE TO THE BANK
WHERE THE BANK MANAGER ADVISED US TO GET A TRUSTED PERSON TO SERVE AS THE
RECIEVER OF THE FUND IN HIS ACCOUNT ABROAD SINCE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN
AN SUSPENSE/DORMICILIARY ACCOUNT WHICH I WILL BE ACCESSIBLE WHEN I AM 25 BUT
I AM ONLY 20 NOW,THAT MY FATHER DID, NOT KNOWING OF HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.
SIR, I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
(1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED THE BANK
MANAGER SAID IT CAN BE AN EMPTY ACCOUNT SO FAR IT IS VALID.
(2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND HELP US WITH INVESTING.
(3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME AND MY REMAINING FAMILY(MY MOTHER AND MY 3
YOUNGER ONES )TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AND TO
SECURE A RESIDENTIAL SETTLING FOR US IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, SIR, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.AND ON YOUR RESPOND TO THIS PLEASE
FOR ASSISTANCE WE WILL FURTHER SEND TO YOU DOCUMENTS OF THE FUND TO SEE AND
ALSO MY PHOTO AND IDENTITY.PLEASE THE BANK MANAGER ADVISED TOTAL
CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE WHOLE ISSUE TILL YOU RECIEVE THE FUND IN YOUR
ACCOUNT.
I SERVE AS SPOKES PERSON FOR THE FAMILY BECAUSE I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT
WRITES AND SPEAKS ENGLISH AS I HAVE MY EDUCATION HERE IN GHANA THE REST OF
MY FAMILY SPEAKS FRENCH AND ALSO THE FUND IS DEPOSITED IN MY NAME
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BRING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP TO OUR LIFE AND I
PRAYED MAY THE GRACE OF THE ALMIGHTY BE WITH YOU NOW AND EVER MORE.
URGENTLY AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE.
THANKS
BEST REGARDS
KADY BAKASSA
TEL :+23327 614 4716
kady_bakassa0@yahoo.fr


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