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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: "serge guei" <sergesg27@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: gueis_03@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:53:29 +0000
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU TO BE MY PARTNER?

>From Mr. Serges Guei
Villa 11 Riviera Golf cocody
Abidjan - Cote d' Ivoire.
Mobile tel: 0022507214687

My Dear Beloved One,

With all sincerity and humility, it is with deep pains I write you this
message of wishful assistance to my predicament. I am Serges Guei from Cote
d Ivoire. I am 23 years old. I lost my father a couple of years ago. My
father; late General Robert Guei was an Ex-Military head of State of Ivory
Coast until his untimely death,
(You can visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm for complete
report on this incident).

He was assassinated on the 19th of September 2002 by the rebels following
the political uprising. Before his death, he deposited with a security
company here in Cote d'Ivore the sum of (Fifteen Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only)$15.5 Million Dollars meant for the
purchase of military tanks and security equipment from Russian and whereby
the the security company do not know that the contents of the metal safe box
is cash money. He told them at the time of deposit that it contains African
Artefact treasures and computer security consumables that does not need air
and sun rays, that will be shipped to his foreign business associate
abroad.

I want you to do me a favour to receive the box as my late father's foreign
business associate oversea in your country, so that I will come over to
your country for investment and resettlement, since the present
administration is no more in cordial relationship with my families.

I have the plan to do investments in your country, like Real Estate and
Hotel. This is my reason for writing to you and hope you are in the right
position to give me the adequate help needed in this transaction..

Please if you are willing to assist me, indicate your interest in replying
soonest. I have considered it to offer you 30% only for your kind and honest
assistance to me in this transaction. I have also made arrangements to cover
any expenses that may be incured in the process of actualizing this
transaction.

I am therefore looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible so
that I can ascertain your willingness and readiness to be my business
partner in this transaction to enable me furnish you with more useful
information in this regards.

Thanks and best regards.
Mr Serges Guei

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