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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: Erick Westone <erick_westone1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:26:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


From : Erick Westone.

ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE

Att,
APPEAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
Dearest One,

It's my great pleasure to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business .I am Eirck Westone the only Son of late Mr.and Mrs.Westone .

My father was a very wealthy Gold and Diamond merchant in Ghana , the economic capital of Acara Ghana, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on November 2002 in a private hospital herein Acara he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Eleven million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars.US($11.500,000) left in one of the Repitable Bank Here in Abidjan where he deposited the money,that he used my name as his only Son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his busines associates. And i have succeeded in locating the Repitable Bank here in Abidjan - Côte d'Ivoire. Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me to transfer this money out from Abidjan to your safe account
abroad so that Now we will invest it in any meaningful lucrative business in your country because this is my only hope in life.

That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate, management or hotel management.
Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1)To help in retrieving the consignment/fund and provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to .
(2)To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 29 years old.
(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, sir i am willing to offer you 20 % of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14)days you signify interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

Erick Westone



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