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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: "BINTA CEESAY" <binta1ceesay@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bintaceesay@myway.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:39:23 +0000
Subject: TREAT URGENT

ATTN. Dear Sir, I am BINTA CEESAY, a native of Konor District of Sierra Leone, a daughter to late Dr. Zuma CEESAY, the former Vice Chairman of the National Diamond and Gold Mining Corporation (NDGMC) Sierra Leone. My father was brutally murdered in our compound along with the entire members of my family by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels. Luck was on my side because I was at the College when they struck in our house. When i came back from school i discoverered an iron box buried in our flower garden containing some of my father's documents covering $8.500.000 Million dollars(Eight Million Five Hundered Thousand us dollars Only) which he deposited safely in a SECURITY AND FINEANCE HOUSE here in DAKAR,SENEGAL West Africa on my name as the only DAUGHTER of the family and the next of kin. All the vital documents are with me here and will be faxed to you as my foreign partner for investment. Meanwhile,I am saddled with t!
he problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help me transfer the money and invest it in his country and into his possession pending my arrival to meet with him. Furthermore,I want this done this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept my proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed transactions.Anybody who will assist me in this transaction will take 25% of the total sum while 70% will be for me while 5% will be used for any expencies incured during the transfer of this fund.Please kindly mail me on this my mail id bintaceesay@myway.com <mailto:bintaceesay@myway.com> I am looking forward to hearing from you, and thanks for your anticipated co-operation. Yours faithfully, BINTA CEESAY





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