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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?BONBO=20william?= <bonbo_will120@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: bonbo_will32@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 13:39:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Urgent Response


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: bonbo_will120@yahoo.co.uk

From BONBO WILLIAM

Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.

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

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

- BONBO william


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