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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: ibe augtine <iaugtine@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 17:36:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE YOUR UNDERSTANDING ASSITANSE IS NEEDED.


DEAR FRIEND, PLEASE YOUR UNDERSTANDING ASSITANSE IS NEEDED.
COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY. I AM GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS A FRIEND BUT BEFORE I GO ON I WILL BE HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW ME AND LITTEL ABOUT ME AND WHY I NEED YOU BY MY SIDE.
MY NAME IS (IBE AGUSTING)FROM ABIDJAN, I AM A LITTLE YOUNG BOY OF 22YEARS OLD AND A STUDENT.MY LATE FATHER (MR EMMANUEL AGUSTING )WAS A WEALTHY MAN AND SUCESSFUL IN A COCOA BUSINESS.HE IS WELL KNOW IN THE COUNTRY AND HE DEPOSTED AN AMOUNT OF US$10.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN A BANK WITH MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH AND HE WAS KILLED BY HIS BROTHER WHO IS MY UNCLE BECAUSE OF THE MONEY THINKING THAT HE CAN CLAME THE MONEY AS SOON AS HE KILLED MY FATHER, BUT THE BANK REFUSEED TO GIVE HIM THE MONEY BECAUSE MY LATE FATHER USE MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO DEPOSTED THE MONEY,THAT IS WHY HE IS AFTER MY LIFE.
AND IF YOU NEED ANY COMPENSATION FOR HELPING ME OUT I WILL PAY YOU.ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO HELP ME TO CALL THE BANK THAT MY FATHER DEPOSTED THIS MONEY AND TELL THE DIRECTOR THAT YOU ARE FRIEND OF MY LATE FATHER THAT I TOLD HIM ABOUT, THAT I WANT THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFARD IN TO HIS ACCOUNT IN HIS COUNTRY.
INSHORT,THAT IS WHY I SAID IT IS A LONG STORY,YOU CAN NOT UNDERSTAND UNTIL YOU CALL ME BECAUSE IS A CONFIDENTIAL MATTER THAT WE NEED TO TALK ON PHONE SO PLEASE I WANT YOU TO CALL ME OR THE BANK DIRECTOR FOR MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO TRANSFER THE MONEY IN TO YOUR ACCOUINT IN YOUR COUNTRY. THANKS AND GOD BLESS HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.
BEST REGARD
IBE AGUSTING.







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