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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: paul peter <peterpaul2002002@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:07:16 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE PLEASE


FROM/ Peterpaul Koma
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.

.
My Dearest ,

It is my great interest and the trust which I have on you, though we have not meet before, neither have we seen for the first time, before I pick up your address and write to you, I pray over it that God should direct me to a trust woulthy and God fearing partner who will help me out over my problem.
For this permit me to go into business relationship with you, since I have made up my mind to do this business with you.My name is Peterpaul Koma(21 yrs), the only child of Mr and Mrs Kalvin koma, who was a wealthy Gold and Cocoa marchant based in Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire. My father was poisonesd to death by his business associate on one of their business outings in Accra Ghana, while my mother died When I was a baby after which my father took me so special because I am his only child. Before the death of my father on the 19th oct. 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan , He sincerely called me on bed side and told me that he had a sum of 17.8 (SEVENTEEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) which he deposited in a Security orgernisation here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.According to my father, He told me that he diposit the box as a family vanture even the security company dierctor don't know that the content of the box is money, he told me that he used GOLD and cover
the face of the box.Which he used his foriegn partner as the beneficiary of the trunk box. And used my name as next of kin. But now i don't want to contact him as my father told me, because of the nature of my father's death. This is more reason i have contacted you, so that you will assist me.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocaites, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will ship this box to and use it for investment purposes, I want you to assist me by investing .
this money into a profitable business and also be a guidean over this money , My intrested areas of investment are. REAL ESTATE,HOTELS, PETROLUM INDUSTRY. , I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.

(1)To assist me claim this fund out of the security
company .
(2) You are requied to come down to Abidjan as my partner in order to claim this consignment as My late fathers forign partner.
(3)To serve as the guardian of this money, and also you will promise me that this money will be used for the investment purposed.
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to 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 to your nominated account.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded as soon as I receive your reply, and from the day you signify interest to assist me.
Awaiting to hear from you soonest. Please reach me through the above E-mail address .
Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated
coperation.
Best Regards,
Peterpaul Koma



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