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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs_thosie moodley" <mrs_thosiemoodley2003@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:48:03 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT OFFERS.


REFUGEE CAMP
ABIDJAN -COTE -D’IVOIRE
FROM: MRS.THOSIE MOODLEY'S FAMILY.

ATTEN:

VERY URGENT

You may be surprise to receive this letter from me, since you don’t know me
personally. Thus have i to introduce myself. I am Mrs. Thosie Mooldey, the
WIFE OF late Chief. Moodley. And a LEADER of movement for democratic change
(MDC) in Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation i was furnished with
all your viable information from the International Trade center here in
ABIDJAN -COTE -D'IVOIRE and I decided to write to you.

Before the death of my husband Mr. shafak, he had taken to ABIDJAN -COTE
-D'IVOIRE to deposit the sum of USD$ 7.2 MILLION (SEVEN .TWO MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS),in a finance company , as if he foresaw the looming danger
in Sierra-Leone .This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and
chemicals for the farms and establishment of the new farms in ABIDJAN -COTE
-D'IVOIRE .This land problem came when President Sierra-Leone introduce a
new land Act diamond and mining corporation.Which wholly affected the rich
white farmers and some few black farmers this resulted to the killing and
mob action by war veterans and some lunatics in the society. Infarct, a lot
of people have been killed because this land reform Act that my husband was
one of the victims .It is against this background, that I and My family who
are currently staying in ABIDJAN -COTE -D'IVOIRE where the law prohibits
(asylum seekers) to open any bank account or to be involve in any financial
transaction.

As the wife and my children I am saddled with responsibility of seeking a
genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the
knowledge of my government .I am apprehensive of investing this amount of
money in Sierra-Leone for fear of going through the same experience in
future since both countries have similar political history. More so, ABIDJAN
-COTE -D'IVOIRE foreign exchange policy does not allow such investment as an
asylum seeker. As a business person whom I have entrusted my entire future,
I most let you know that this transaction is risk free, if you accept to
assist me and my family, all I need you to do for me is to make arrangement,
open a non residential transferable account in ABIDJAN -COTE -D'IVOIRE which
will aid us in transferring the fund into any account you will nominate
overseas.

This money I intend to use for investment. have two options for you ;
Firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for
nominating your account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership
with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country.
Which ever the option you want, feel free to notify me as I have also mapped
out ten percent of this money for all kind of expenses incurred in the
process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing
to give you 15% of the money while the remaining 75% percent will be for my
investment in your country.

I implore you to maintain absolute secrecy required in his transaction.


BEST REGARDS AND GOD BLESS,

MRS.THOSIE MOODLEY FOR THE FAMILY.

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