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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: vivian 2000 <vivian24nna@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 06:44:05 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: FROM VIVIAN NNA


VIVIAN NNA.
RUE 212 COCODY ABIDJAN
IVOIRY COAST WEST AFRICA.
email vivian25nna@yahoo.com


DEAR SIR/MA,

I'M SORRY TO COME TO YOU IN THIS WAY , I COME ACROSS YOU ADS AND MY SPIRIT LEAD ME TO CHOSE YOU. WELL I REALLY NEEDED SOMEONE HONEST, TRUTHFUL TO SHARE MY FEELINGS WITH AND TO SHARE BURDEN WITH AND WILL LEAD ME TO INTRODUCED MYSELF TO YOU.

I AM VIVIAN NNA, THE ONLY CHILD AND DAUGHTER OF LATE MR. HERMANN NNA .MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY OUR FAMILY MENBERS COLIDE WITH HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 15TH DECEMBER 2000, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I WAS MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 25TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 5,500,000 (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WAS DEPOSITED AT THE SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER AND THE PERSON THAT WILL INHERIT THE DEPOSITED FUND . HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY OUR FAMILY MENBERS/BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. 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)

THEN AFTER THE DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER,I WENT TO THE BANK TO COLLECT SOME MONEY TO PAY FOR MY SCHOOL FEE.IT WAS THERE I WAS INFORM THAT I CANNOT HAVE ANY ACCES TO THE MONEY UNTILL IT GETS TRANSFER OUT OF HERE.AND THE BANK DIRECTOR TOLD ME THAT MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THIS FUND IN A FIX SUSPEND ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD TRANSFER ONLY.THAT BEFORE I CAN HAVE ACCES TO THIS FUND I NEED TO PROVIDE A FOREIGN PARTNER THAT WILL STAND AS MY GUARDIAN.ADDIND THAT IT's WHEN THIS FUND TRANSFER INTO THE ACCOUNT OF THIS PARTNER THEN I CAN NOW HAVE FULL ACCES TO IT,PLS THIS IS REASON I CONTACT YOU..PLS HELP ME.

SINCE THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER,LIFE HAS BEEN TOO TRAUMATIC FOR ME TO LIVE AS A YOUNG GIRL BECAUSE I CANNOT BEAR THE LOST OF MY PARENT WHO WERE SO DEAR TO ME AND LIFE HAS BEEN TOO BORING FOR ME TO LIVE AND I HAVE BEEN FACING ALOT OF STRESS UPS AND DOWN AND I HAVE LOST MY PARENTAL CARE WHICH IS NECCESARY IN THE LIFE OF A GIRL.AND NOW I AM HIDDING OUT IN A CHURCH HOME FOR THE ORPHANS AND LESS PRIVILEAGE ONES ,BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO KILL MY LATE FATHER AND OUR FAMILY MENBERS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ME TO KILL ME BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY..PLS SAVE MY LIFE..MY LIFE IS IN DANGER NOW..PLS.

NOW REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION AND HOW BEST IT CAN CONCLUDED,THE FIRST AND THE LEGAL WAY TO PROCEED IN THIS TRANSACTION IS FOR YOU TO CONTACT THE BANK AND TELL THEM THAT YOU ARE THE FOREIGN PARTNER/GAURDIAN OF MISS VIVIAN NNA WHO WANT TO ASSIST ME IN RECEIVING MY LATE FATHER's FUNDS.AS YOU CAN SEE NOW I CANNOT COME OUT OPENLY BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO KILL MY LATE FATHER AND OUR FAMILY MENBERS,THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ME TO KILL ME BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT MY LATE FATHER USE MY NAME AS THE NEST OF KIN TO DEPOSIT THE MONEY.PLS BRING OUT YOUR MIND AND YOUR TIME WILLINGLY AND HELP ME OUT FROM THIS SITUETION,YOUR ARE GOING TO GAIN ALOT FROM ME WHEN I WILL COME OVER YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT OF THIS MONEY AND TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION THERE AS I WAS INSTRUCTED BY MY LATE FATHER.

DEAR PLEASE BEFORE I CAN GIVE YOU THE BANK CONTACT FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM...PLS PARMIT ME TO AST YOU SOME FEW QUESTION AS FOLLOW.

1) CAN I COMPLETELY TRUST YOU?
2) CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME OUT FROM THIS SITUETION?
3)CAN YOU PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY ME WHEN THIS MONEY WIL GET INTO YOUR ACCOUNT?
4)CAN YOU TAKE ME AS YOUR ONLY SISTER/DAUGHTER WHEN I WILL COME OVER YOUR COUNTRY.

CONCIDER ALL THIS AND GET BACK TO ME SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU THE BANK CONTACT FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM AND PROCEED WITH THEM.

MOREOVER, 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 ACCOUNT. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS
VIVIAN NNA.







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