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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 CELLINE JOANA NLANDU." <god4allblessing@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:37:08 +0100
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP TRUSTLY

FROM : MADAME CELLINE JOANA NLANDU
ABIDJAN / COTE D'IVORE
WEST AFRICA
TEL : +225-083-84-424
E_mail :god4allblessing@yahoo.fr
My Dear,
You may be surprise,but it was out of my desire to share this mutual proposal with you,i got your name and address during my internet random search in chambers of commerce of foreign affair department.I apologize if this mail message does not suit your personal or business ethic.
My name is Madam CALLINE JOANA NLANDU. A citizen of united state of america ,i am married withMr. VICTOR MFULUMPINGA NLANDU who was députy of opposition and the president of oposition politique part of angola ,my husband was assassinated on the 07 /07 / 2004 during an presidential meeting of angola
We were married for eleven years with only one child.I inherited a total sum of 10 million dollars from my late husband, this money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is
deposited with a security and finance company here in Unied State of america . Due to the instruction I laid down before I deposited the box,that I needed maximum security/safety of my consignment and no body nor government organization can trace the where about of the box until I am ready and prepare to claim it. for this reason the security company used their
diplomatic means to send the box out of United States to Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire where they have their underground secrete vault. This deposit was coded under a secret arrangement
as a family treasure. This means that the security company does not know the content of this trunk box that was sent from the United States to Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire under a diplomatic coverage for safe keeping.

My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the political crisis that is about to go on in Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire which i am very afraid that anything might happen in that country and that is way I need a trustworthy person to give this priority of shipping the box of money to any address that you think is very secure and save in your country for onward investment of the fund since my present situation is very bad for me to handle this transaction all alone due to my hart sickness,which i am even hospitalize while writing this
mail to you.
And also your percentage of which weshall chat on soon.There is need for urgent action because I'm paying $50 dollars per day as a demurrage to the security company
for safe keeping this consignment.. I will send you the Authorization Certificate to call them in
my next mail which is the Certificate of deposit that they gave me on the very day when the box of money was deposited under their company.
I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as Ilook forward to hear from you soon.You can get back to me through this my yahoo id for some security
reason: god4allblessing@yahoo.fr <mailto:god4allblessing@yahoo.fr> and for more assurance please visit the africans informations official site at http://www.amadoo.com/article.php?aid=6878>
All the best,
Cordialy your sister
Mrs CELLINE JOANA NLANDU.
tel / +225-058-20-204


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