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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: "joy adams" <joy_adams001@msn.com>
Reply-To: joy_adams2@myway.com
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:04:43 +0000
Subject: From: Ms. Joy Adams

From: Ms. Joy Adams
Telephone: +22507001306

Dear

I am Ms. Joy Adams a staff in account/ operation department of a Bank Here
in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE(IVOIRE COAST). I have urgent and very confidential
business proposition for you.

On June 10 2000, A Jordanian oil consultant / contractor with the ABIDJAN
COTE D'IVOIRE National Petrolum Corporation, MR.EL KADIR SALAH, made a
numbered time(fixed) deposited for twelve calendar valued at ($10.5million
United ) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contact employers COTE D'IVOIRE National
Petroleum corporation that MR.EL KADIR SALAH, died from an automobile
accident.

On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that MR.EL KADIR SALAH, did not declare any
next of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork. This sum of $10.5million United is still sitting in the Bank and
the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will come forward to claim it. According to the ABIDJAN COTE
D'IVOIRE Law, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the COTE D'IVOIRE Government if nobody applies to claim the
funds.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to MR.EL KADIR SALAH, so that the fruits of this old mans
labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple,

1). I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents and
affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin to this fixed
deposit.

2). We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting all the
necessary documents in your favour for the transfer. 3). A bank account in
any part of the world, which you provide, will then facilitate the transfer
of this money to you as the beneficiary / next of kin of . MR.EL KADIR
SALAH.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60%
for me and 40% for you. There is no risk as all the paper work for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as a staff of this
department, guarantees the successful execution of this deal. If you are
interested, please reply immediately and Upon your response, I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the deal very well.

Please observe utmost confidentiality and rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your
assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply .

Thanks and best regards,

Ms. Joy Adams


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