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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: monicacharcles charcles <monicacharcles000@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:12:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MONICA CHARCLES


MONICA CHARCLES IBE
Residence L'Grace
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
Business Relationship

My name is MONICA CHARCLES IBE from Sierre Leone, I got your contact
when I was searching for a foreign partner here in Abidjan republic of
Cote D'Ivoire on my search for honest and reliable person. My FARTHER
Dr. Ahmed IBEwas the minister of work and housing in Sierra leone, he
was killed by the rebels during the renewed political crises in my
country.

SOURCE OF FUND

There was a contract awarded to (ECWC) to build houses and installation
of telephone system. It was during the process of the contract that the
renewed political crises commenced. The tune of the contract was
(us$64m) sixty four million united states dollars. My late FARTHER
shared the ,Money with the ECOMOG PEACE KEEPING COMMANDER who helped him
smuggle the money out of Sierra Leone to a nearby country Cote D'Ivoire.
The balance of us$16.5 million was finally deposited in a SECURITY COMPANY
in Abidjan since 16th September 2002 for safe keeping,
as family valuable, for security reasons.

Now that peace has returned, activities has begun normally in my
country, I have decided to find a reliable partner who will
assist me and claim the consignment here in Africa. Due to political problem
in this country now, the SECURITY COMPANY has accepted to move all their
consignment to America for security reasons. To this end I will want you
to forward me your full particulars in other to submit it to the
SECURITY COMPANY, as my foreign partner.

They told me that upon arrival of the consignment, their agent will have
to contact you. I and my son have agreed that 15% of the total sum of
the money will go to you for your kind assistance. Every documentation
of this deposit will be handed over to you to enable you present it to
their agent, as my foreign partner. I will Like you to treat this
transaction with absolute confidentiality and oneness.

I await for your urgent response, all I need now is for you to clear this
consignment
as MY foreign partner, and from the box send me some money to start
coming over to your country, to invest the fund in any business in your
country.

May god be with you

Best regards,
MONICA CHARCLES IBE
PLEAS CONTACT ME WITH IS ADDRESS.
monica_00225@YAHOO.CA


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