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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: BONBO william <bonbo_w33@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:37:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT Respond


From BONBO WILLIAM
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.
Email ; bonbo_w222@yahoo.fr
Dear respectiful one,
HELP AN ORPHAN
Attn
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business relationship with you .
I am BONBO WILLIAM, The first son of late Mr and Mrs
Raymond WILLIAM . My father was a very wealthy GOLD and
COCOA manchant who based in ACCRA GHANA and ABIDJAN
respectively, The economic capital of cote DIvoire.
He was poisoned to death by his business associate on
one of their business outings.
When my mother died on the 21ST october 1994 , My
father took me and my sister so specail because we
were motherless.
Before the death of my father on the 29th November
2003 in a private hospital here in Abidjan , He
sincerely called me on his bed side and told me that
he had a sum of 7.000,000 US DOLLARS (SEVEN
MILLION USA DOLLARS)THAT he kept in a security
company HERE In ABIDJAN
He also used my name to Deposit the money as his
first Son for next of kin. He also explained to me that it was
because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his
business assocaites, That I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I will
transfer this money and use it for investment
purposes, I want you to assist me it for an
investment purpose, such as real estate
management.
My interested areas of investment are;
REAL ESTATE,HOTELS, PETROLUM INDUSTRY.
, I am honourably seeking for your assistance in
the following ways.
(1)To assist me to transfer it to your account
successfully.
(2) to provide a bank account which this money
would be transfer to.
(3)To serve as the guardian of this fund since
I am a Boy of (19)yrs .
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my Education and to secure a
residential permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total
sum as compensation for your effort /input after the
successful transfer of this fund to your nominated
account.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting me as I believe that this transaction
would be concluded within 14days,from the day you
signify interest to assist me.
Awaiting to hear from you soonest.
Please reach me through the E-mail address Or Email ; bonbo_w222@yahoo.fr
my above telphone number to enable us discuss the
modanities.
Thanks and God bless you as you for your anticipated
coperation.
Best Regards,
BONBO WILLIAM



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