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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: frank loko <frankloko12@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: frankloko2@yahoo.com.au
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 01:41:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PERSONAL LETTER

E-MAIL (frankloko2@yahoo.com.au)
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.

SIR

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY, AND MAY HIS GRACE CONTINUE TO ASSIST YOU AND I, AS YOU OPEN YOUR HEART IN HELPING ME OUT OF THIS UNBEARABLE SITUATION OF MY FAMILY DISASTER. PLEASE GIVE ME THIS GODLY HELP FOR OUR ALMIGHTY WILL REWARD YOU IN ABUNDANT.

I AM FRANK TRAORE AND I AM WRITING WITH MY SISTER KADY TRAORE, THE SON AND DAUGHTER OF LATE COLONEL BAKASSA TRAORE WHO DIED ON AFTER HE WAS BADLY TORTURED BY THE SECURITY AGENTS OF THE PRESENT GOVERMENT OF COTE D,IVOIRE FOR HONOURING THE INVITATION TO A DINNER BY THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR WITH HIS TWO COLLEAGUES,AFTER THE DINNER THEY WERE ARRESTED BY THE SECURITY AGENT OF THE PRESENT REGIME AND WAS ACCUSSED OF BEING TRAITORS TO THEIR MOTHERLAND KNOWING THE POLITICAL PROBLEMS BETWEEN COTE D'IVOIRE AND FRANCE.THEY WERE TORTURED AND DETAINED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THEY WERE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY WE RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HIS PRIVATE DOCTOR BATTLED TO SAVE HIS LIFE BUT HE DIED 4 DAYS LATER ON SUNDAY 3 JULY 2005 FOR VERIFICATION YOU CAN SEE FOR YOUR SELF THIS WEBSITE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4649533.stm
MY FATHER KNOWING HE WON,T SURVIVE CALLED ME AND MY SISTER BY HIS DYING BED AND INSTRUCTED US TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY TO OVERSEA WHERE WE ARE PRESENTLY AS OUR COUNTRY COTE'IVOIRE(IVORY COAST) IS NO LONGER SAFE FOR US AND IMMEDIATELY DIRECTED ME TO GO TO THE SAFE IN HIS ROOM TO GET ONE ENVELOPE FOR HIM BEFORE I GOT BACK TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THE ENVELOPE I MET THE WHOLE FAMILY CRYING,

ON THAT I SEEK YOUR HELP ASSISTANCE TO HELP US RECIEVE THE SUM OF SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS. USD($7.500,000) DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER A BANK ,THE ENVELOPE HE INSTRUCTED ME TO GET CONTAINS THE DOCUMENTS OF THE FUNDS WHICH WAS DEPOSITED BY MY FATHER AND ME AS THE NEXT OF KIN.WE HAVE ALREADY GONE TO THE BANK WHERE THE BANK MANAGER ADVISED US TO GET A TRUSTED PERSON TO SERVE AS THE RECIEVER OF THE FUND IN HIS ACCOUNT ABROAD SINCE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN AN SUSPENSE/DORMICILIARY ACCOUNT WHICH I WILL BE ACCESSIBLE WHEN I AM 25 BUT I AM ONLY 20 NOW,THAT MY FATHER DID, NOT KNOWING OF HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.
SIR, I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
(1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED THE BANK MANAGER SAID IT CAN BE AN EMPTY ACCOUNT SO FAR IT IS VALID.
(2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND HELP US WITH INVESTING.
(3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME AND MY SISTERTO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL SETTLING FOR US IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, SIR, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.AND ON YOUR RESPOND TO THIS PLEAD FOR ASSISTANCE WE WILL FURTHER SEND TO YOU DOCUMENTS OF THE FUND TO SEE AND ALSO MY PHOTO AND IDENTITY.PLEASE THE BANK MANAGER ADVISED TOTAL CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE WHOLE ISSUE TILL YOU RECIEVE THE FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
MY FAMILY SPEAKS FRENCH I SPEAK TO YOU IF YOU UNDERSTAND FRENCH.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BRING A GOOD RELEATIONSHIP TO OUR LIFE AND I PRAYED MAY THE GRACE OF THE ALMIGHTY BE WITH YOU NOW AND EVER MORE.
URGENTLY AWAIT YOUR REPLY

THANKS
BEST REGARDS
FRANK & KADY BAKASSA




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