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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: MRS DANLA CHILE <mrsdanla_chile7777tg5@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:33:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LETTER FROM DANLA CHILE.


FROM: MRS DANLA CHILE
324 RUE MEWAY,
TRES VILLE
COTE D'IVOIRE.

Attn; Amarjit Singh,

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this
letter as a request from a family in dare need of assistance.

I got your address in my deliberate search for an assistance from a
foreign partner who will sincerely and judiciously manage the funds and
confidence i am due to entrust on you.

First, I must introduce myself, I am Mrs. Danla Chile from Cote
D'ivoire. I am the wife of late
Brigadier Badou Chile, My husband was a Brigadier in charge of arms
ammunitions procurement in the Cote D'ivoire army. In his "Will?, he
specifically drew my
attention to US$45 Million which he deposited in a safe vault of a
private Security Company in Accra Democratic Republic of Ghana, Africa, as
a treasure boxes, fully documented in our first son's name(Mr. Kenneth
Chile).

IN FACT MY HUSBAND SAID AND I QUOTE: "My beloved son, I wish to draw
your attention to US$45 million (Forty Five Million United States
Dollars). I deposited the box containing the fund in a private Security
Company in Accra Ghana. Before the coup d'etat that took place in our
country, I was very dedicated and committed to be promoted to the post of
personal assistance to the president until when I found out that senior
army officers and top
government functionaries were busy helping themselves With government
funds and properties and sending them to foreign countries.

Due to this when I was assigned by the President (President Henry Konan
BEDIE) to purchase arms from South Africa, I saw this as a golden
opportunity and diverted the fund for my personal use.

In case of my absence by act of God or result of death only, you should
solicit for the transfer of the fund out of this shore for investment
purposes.

Dear sir, from the above, you will understand that the lives and future
of my family depends on this fund and it will be my utmost desire to
fulfill the desire and aspiration of my lovely husband, as such I will be
grateful if you can assist my son who is in Ghana for now as an asylum
seeker. Due to unstable economic and political situation in Ghana and
Africa
at large i can not invest this funds in Ghana, hence my contact to you,
am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund as compensation to
enable you facilitate the movement of this fund to your country, investment
and judicious management of the funds for and un behalf of my family
and my son, while 80% will be for my son and family.

Finally, modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed
to you once we have established trust and confidence between our selves.
Please treat this matter as very urgent.

I await your urgent response.
Cheers and God bless you.
Sincerely

MRS DANLA CHILE

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