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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: "james guei" <jtg_003@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 23:03:25 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE /////

FROM JAMES TAMBA GUEI

Dear,

your contact came to me through the togolaise foreign and international
relationship here in lome togo.you were highly recommaned to me that is why
i forward this business proposal to you hoping it will benefit all concern.

I am James Tamba Guei from cote d'ivoire the son of the late general robert
guei the former head of state of the republic of cote d' ivoire who was
assassinated by the loyal troop of president laurent gbagbo during the
september military up rising between the government troop and the mutiny
soldiers fighting to over come the government of president laurent gbagbo on
the black september 2002 in which my mother was murdered along with her
grand childrens by the odious political enemies of my father,due to this
development,i write to solicit your assistant to effect the transfer of the
sum of($46.400.000) forty six million four hundred thousand USD into your
account for investment purposes and settle in your country with your
professional advise.

Just resently my family attorney drew to my attention to my fathers will in
which he specifically informed me of the sum of ($46.400.000) he deposited
in one private security finance company my father deposited in june 17 2000
which he specifical deposited on my name as the only signatory to the fund,
I believe you will protects my interest by given this transaction the
ultimate secricy and confidentiality we needs to carry out the claim of
these fund and transfer them to your country because of our security
concerns and the safety of the fund too.

No risk is anticipated on both side for all the security and secricy of this
transaction has been taking care of i am now seeking a temporal refuge in
togo pending the time these fund will be transfer to your account for the
political situation in my country is tense to invest these fund in any of
west african countries hence the need for your assistance, I am prepared to
offer you 35% of the total sum of these funds, If you show your willingness
and sincerity to assist me claim and transfer these funds to your country
and help me invest them with your professional advise and i hope you are God
fearing person that can help to elevate my hope to come out of this
predicament the war in my country has caused me and my family, I pray that
God will bring us together not because of the money i will bring to your
country but for sake of humanity to man.I am waiting to hear from you
soonest and you should reach me through my alternative email
jamestamba_guei2006@zwallet.com for further directives.

You are assured that all the documents and modalities of this transaction
will be given to you once we establish the trust and confidence among our
selves,i urge you to experdite actions because i sincerely hope that you
will co-operate with me to claim and transfer these fund successfully to
your country as planed with out further delay,all the best.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

James Guei

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