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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: "silas mobio" <silaslindamobio1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: silasmobio2006@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:24:10 +0000
Subject: From Linda/Silas Mobio

From Linda/Silas Mobio
Abidjan , Cote I'voire
West -Africa


Dear Respected one ,

By brief introduction ,We are Linda and  Silas Mobio, From Cote d'ivoire and  the chieldren of late Mr. and Mrs. Benard Mobio. Our late parents was killed by the rebels in our residence town of Bouake the second Economic Capital of Cote d'ivoire during the recent political Crisis /war of 19th september 2002. Our father was a wealthy Cocoa Merchant and president of BCC(bourse de cafe and cacao bouake chapter) before he was killed together with our mother by the rebels.

Our parents death was due to the BCC.CI's financial support to the government to fight rebels who attacked our country on this fate of 19 sept 2002.as what the govt. called here (éffort de paix). My parents was kidnapped and took away but we only met our father in a terrible condition with the red cross officials to whom he was handed half alive. Talking of OUR mother, OUR dad confirmed that she could not bear her bullets for only 15 minutes and she gave up. OUR  father, was hospitalized for some days before his death in a private hospital in yammoussokro , But before his death,he secretly disclosed to me as his son, about  US $8.5 million dollars which he deposited in a Security Company  here on behalf of My junior brother  Silas Mobio Jr as next of kin in Two Trunck Box.

Our father also disclose to us before he gave the ghost that he wanted to invest his fortune abroad. This is why We  honourably seeking your assistance to help us and stand as the beneficiary and foreign partner of our late father and help me investing the money for us in your country immediately the money transfer to your account abroad.

WE  ARE HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

1)TO  HELP US RETRIEVE THIS MONEY FROM SECURITY COMPANY

2)TO SERVE AS OUR GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM 21 AND MY JUNIOR BROTHER 19 YEARS

3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR  COUNTRY AFTER THIS MONEY HAS BEEN RETRIEVED FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY

We agreed to offer you 20% of the total money as your compensation For your effort / input after We successful Retrieved  this money from the security company.

We  are in distress here in a Hidden place because of Our wicked uncle who matreated Us very bad after the death of Our  parents and We need your urgent help as at now, We have no other hope of surviving except when this money is claimed from the security company and  transfered for  overseas in your account you will provide after we succesful claimed the money from the
security company  for investments.

Please keep this very confidential and private for our security reasons.

NOTE: Our late father  did't discosed the contents of the box to the security company the first day he made this deposit, he deposited this money as a family valuables means that the security company does not knew that that box contains money for the safety of the box/money

Expecting to hear from you,

Best Regards,

Linda/Silas Mobio



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