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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: James Benn <jameseconiot@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:01:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WANT'S TO HEAR FROM YOU


From Hanson Churchill
Avenue 6 Rue 64 Cocody,
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
E-mail:(churchill1616@gawab.com)


Dear Sir,


I am Mr. Hanson CHURCHILL, the only son of late Chief Joseph Alfred CHURCHILL from Sierra Leone. I got your contact from the local chamber of commerce in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

My source of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to rely on you.Please feel free to reply me in this e-mail address (churchill1616@gawab.com)

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of Thirteen million eight hundred thousand dollars ($13,800,000) now in the BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE here in Abidjan to your private account pending our arrival to your country.


SOURCE OF THE MONEY

My late father, Chief Joseph Alfred CHURCHILL, a native of Mende District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, was the General Manager of Sierra Leone Mining Cooperation (S.L.M.C) Freetown. According to my father. this money was the income accrued from Mining Cooperation's over draft and minor sales.

Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major Paul KOROMA and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of the Civilian Elected President Ahmed Tejan KABBAH by the rebels.

My father had already made arrangement for his family, my mother, my little sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects and he deposited the total of sum of thirteen million,eight-hundred thousand American Dollars in a bank here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire(13.800,000.00.Dollars) During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of public and Government properties by the Rebel forces, the Sierra Leone Mining Coop. Was one of the targets looted and destroyed.


My father including other top Government functionaries were attacked and killed by the Rebels in November 1999 because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father death, and with the news of my uncle's involvement in the air crash in January, dashed our hope of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mothers heart failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital after we must have spent a lot of money on her.


Now my 20-year-old sister and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help. Without any relation, we are now like refugees and orphans. Our only hope now is in you and the bank here in ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE.

To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways.

1)- To transfer this money in your nominated bank account in your name.

2)- To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you, the caretaker.

3)- To secure a college for my little sister and my self in your country to further our education.

4)- And to make arrangement for our travel to meet with you to your country after you have transferred this fund. For your assistance, I beg to concede 20% of this money to you for your efforts and assistance.


5)Your Private telephone number and your resident address or your office address to enable me call you as soon as I receive your reply today.

Best Regards,

Mr Hanson Churchill



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