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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: "dassik20" <dassik20@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:20:31 -0600
Subject: Read and Treat with Urgent



Hi,

I am very much interested in your country's culture. please kindly furnish me with it. I want to invest in your country and your are going to be part of this development as you can see below.
I feel very pleased to come to you at this important time of my life.I know you may be very much aware of the continuous prevailing political problems going on in cote d'ivoire here which began in september 19th 2002. It is with regreth and deep sense of loss that I lost my father who was serving under the president of this country(president Laurent Gbagbo) as the honourable interrior minister. My late father,Late Mr Emile Boga Doudou was murdered in cold blood by the mutineers who staged a coup attempt to overthrow the present government of this country which the troops loyal to government later regained control.As of the period this sad incidence occured,I was in school in Accra,the Ghanian capital where I'm doing my degree course in geography and urban planing faculty of social sciences at
KWAME NKRUMA UNIVERSITY before the tragic news of my father was broken to me.
I am rightnow contacting you to ask for your sincere help to help me
establish a very good industry/investment in your country,but before then, I hope you will never betray the honour and trust i am about to repose on you.As I returned home for the internment(burial) of my dead father. My mother has been seriously ill and has been suffering from 'HBP' in the hospital and the doctor said it is as a result of shock of the death of my father.my mother has declared to me as the only son of the family a particulars inciting a deposit of $4.3 ( Four million three hundred thousand united state dollars) which my late father had in mind to open a fish industries in malaysia at the time of his retirement from civil service.
This fund was deposited by my late father in a safe and depository security and finance company here in Abidjan, I need your humble and sincere assistance to help me in the investment of this fund as I have no single idea in the world of commerce,but our first objective will be to retrieve the consignment out from the depository company to your country.
Meanwhile,the company staff never know the real content of the box as it was registered as carrying family effects/propertry.
Before I even pick you to assist me I have prayed and slept over it asking God to provide for me a Godly minded person that will assist me in this transaction. please if you are williing to assist me, do send in your reply immediately based on the following:
(1) What percentage of this amount do you intend to charge for your
assistance, please feel free to express your mind.
(2)Include your private telephone and fax numbers to enhance the
confidentiality, which this business demands.
I shall inform you with next line of action as soon as I receive your positive response. 5% of the total money will be set aside for any extra expenditure. I believed no problem if I come to invest in your country.
Your urgent response through my e-mail for more details I shall be highly appreciated.
For futher informations of my points,kindly make out a time and visit this websites below
1: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2268718.stm
2: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2267971.stm
3:http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,795364,00.html

Thanks and God blessings and guardians.
Kouassi Doudou

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