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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: lifewith you <lifewithy@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 15:24:16 +0100 (BST)
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH.


IN GOOD FAITH.

Dear Respectful,

With regard to your reputation and co-believer of Allah who will not disappoint me nor deny me in faith, I am directing this letter of assistance to you for your kind and godly assistant to me.

I am Mossman Abu a citizen of Zimbabwe Republic who presently base in Ivory Coast in West Africa. I am in dear need of somebody who wills safe guard the interest of my treasure.

Briefly, My Dad died few days after his retune from the holy land Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; making him the 21 times has attended the holy land in is life time. My Father was a Gold and Cocoa merchant who based in Abidjan Ivory Coast and had a branch office in Accra Ghana and he was wealthy.

According to my father while he was lying in the hospital bed in the hospital, he told me that he was poisoned by his business associates about because of some good money that they were expecting to clear in there joined account and he died in a private hospital here in Abidjan. Before he finally gave up after I was back from my school in France, he told me that he deposited the sum of (Three Million United State Dollars) (USD3.000.000Million) in a confidence account as suspense in a bank here in Abidjan Ivory Coast, this money was kept for me his only son and.

Right now, I am here in Abidjan, the commercial city of Abidjan- Ivory Coast West Africa. My problem now is that since my father has been poisoned to death by his business associates, I don’t even trust any other person here again and to this effect, I do contact you.

And we are very worried about the political situation of this country and if you listen to CNN OR BBC you will know about our country problem this is the reason why I need your help. Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer my fund. This is because i have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of the wickedness of my uncles in my country, I can’t even go back to school in Franc.

Right now, I want you to help me in the following
Ways:
1) I want you to help me extract this money from the Bank here and then provide a bank account where this Amount here (USD3.000.000Million) can be transferred.

2) You are going to be the manager of this fund and also my personal adviser in your country, when this fund must have finally enters into your nominated account.

3) To invest the fund in five star hotel or any business you know will be good to invest this fund will be welcome by me.

4) You are going to receive 20% of the total sum for your assistance to me and I will give you another 5% for any expenses you may incur.

I appreciate if you consider my condition and help me, and I am willing to proceed with you as soon as I have your response. Please try to contact me through my email address

THIS BUSINESS IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE NONE OF MY LATE FATHER'S BROTHERS AND SISTERS KNOWS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.

Waiting for your immediate response.

Thanks for your understanding

Mr. Mossman Abu.

NB: Please do reply me through my private email address at
(moss_mooosa@yahoo.com )
Thank you.


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