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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: Bangora Benedict <bangora_02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 17:00:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Donating My Inheritance For Humaniterian Aid


FROM CHIEF BENEDICT ELEAZA BANGOURA
ABIDJAN - REPUBLIC OF COTE D IVOIRE
E MAIL bangora_02@yahoo.fr

Dear Friend,
Greetings to you in the name of God. My name is Mr.BENEDICT ELEAZA BANGOURA , an Indepentend Gold and Diamond merchant in Cote D Ivoire and other African Terroteries.
I have been recently diagnosed with Esophageal cancer .It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a short period to live, according to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone(not even myself) but my business. Though I am financialy rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that my days are short, I have willed and distributed most of my valuable properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as few close friends and some charity organisation within my region. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this
myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of (US$16.5M) I secretly sealed in a trunk box I deposited with a finance/Security Company here in Cote d Ivoire. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations as many as you can locate arround the world in memory of me. On a succesful retreival of the trunk from the security company you will take 20% of the total fund as your compensation for your time and efforts input to actualise this venture.

I took this decision because I have no child of my own to inherit all this wealth and my wife died two years ago and since then I have decided not to remain because of my old age.

I want you to assure me that you will act accordingly as I have advised herein so that I will advise you the next step to take to claim the said fund from the securfity company where I deposited the trunk for safe keeping. Do send your reply through this email address with your full contact information for more private and confidential communication.

God be with you
Mr.BENEDICT ELEAZA BANGOURA




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