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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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From: ngou.kingsleyjr@email.it
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 04:30:07 +0100
Subject: Your Assistant Needed,


Your Assistant Needed,
May this reach you in peace of mind and good health.Since this is my first
letter to you, it will be pertinent to first make myself known to you. My
name is Mr. Ngou Kingsley Jr. I am the first son of Chief Omoh Kemokai Ngou,
the former Chairman of Sierra Leone Mining Corporation.
Unfortunately, my father was brutally murdered in 1999 by the RUF rebels led
by Mr. Foday Sankoh-the monster who due to his selfish interest destroyed a
nation and devastated the land because of the Diamond. This is a story that
has to be imagined that to express because of the ugly memory and cost.
Since the demise of my father, we the entire family had been grieving and
honestly is very hard for us to trust people especially here in Africa. I
had only confided in few close friends as we were in need of securing the
wealth of my father. It was within these meditations that I got your contact
through a reliable source and I hope to gain your
sincerity, trustworthy and reliability in business. Honestly, I have not
revealed to anyone exactly what I wanted or the amount of money involved.
Based on my search for a honest person I decided to write you first because
this is my family\'s last hope of living comfortably as we do when my father
was alive. Before my father passed away, he had already acquired a vast
estate and a considerable wealth in Sierra Leone. My father deposited two
boxes containing Sixteen Million Dollars (US$16,000,000.00) with a security
company in Europe. When he deposited these boxes, my father purposely
registered it as a precious item in order not to attract the attention of
the security officers, and for safety reasons until he is ready to use it
for investments.
Unfortunately, as an adage says \"Man proposes but God dispose\" my father
could not live to achieve all his dreams. In his declaration, he used my
name as the next of kin. As the war broke out, we moved to a safer country.
I am writing from my asylum base looking for a way to remove the money from
the security company to a reliable person overseas for a proper investment.
Based on this, I am seriously soliciting on your kind assistance to aid me
on how to invest this money with you in your good country. When my beloved
country was at war, I was still a student and I have little or no knowledge
about business this is one of the reason I need your help most. Please this
is a family affair and because of my family name, it should be strictly
between me and you. And for the safety of my family.
Have this in your mind that this business is 100% risk free, and nothing for
you to worry about. My family has agreed to give you 25% while 60% will be
for my family and 10% will be use for any expeness that we may incure in the
process of this transaction, if you are ready to assist us in this
transaction. I am waiting for your urgent reply on this email.
DONT FORGET TO MAIL ME BACK WITH THIS MY ATLANATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:
ngoukingsleyjr@yahoo.it
Best regards,
Kingsley Ngou,For The Family.
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