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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: raph larry <robertraph4@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: robertraph@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 13:21:00 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: AYUDA (HELP)


robertraph@yahoo.fr
FROM:RAPH LARRY
RUE 10, AVENUE I4
LOT 88, COCODY ABIDJAN.
COTE D' IVOIRE

My chosen Partner,

Compliment of the season, Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a
surprise, since we have not known or written before.

I want to let you know that is your profile that pushed me to send this email
to you after our three days fasting and praying and I have the full hope that
you will assist me and my younger sister.

Our Mother died long ago when she was about to delivered my most junior
sister Chantal, she is 22 years old as of today, based that we lost our
mother so early our father took us so special, we are only three from my
mother's side I and the two girls.

Introducing my self, I am Raph Larry 26 years of age the only son of the
late Chief and Mrs Robert Larry, My father was a gold and cocoa merchant
based in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast) He
was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business
trips.

Before the death of my father on 27th February 2001 in a private hospital
here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of USD$12.5M (Twelve Million five hundred thousand U.S), deposited in Bank in (Abidjan Cote D’ Ivoire, that he used my name as his beloved son for the next of kin in depositing the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates, 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 purpose such as expansion of his existing cocoa business and real estate management overseas.

I have made an arrangement with the Local bank manager here on how best to transfer this money to overseas.
Please I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1- To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can quietly
be transferred into.
2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in the secondary
school with my junior sisters.
3)- To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to help me 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 into your
nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses we may incure.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.


Thanks and God bless.


Yours sincerely


RAPH AND CHANTAL LARRY.

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