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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: Konan Guei <kguei_001@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: gueikonan@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:52:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PLEASE BE MY PARTNER


Dear Friend,

Please do not be surprise of this letter.I am the eldest son of Late Gen.Robert Guei the former President of Ivory Coast who died in a military coup on the 19th september 2002.Also my mother,my two younger brothers and my two younger sisters were all massacred on that black day.I was the only survival in my family.

My father before his death deposited the sum of Sixteen Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD 16.4 Million) in a Security and finance company here in Lome,Republic of Togo.The money is contained in One Trunk Boxes.And my father declared family property to the security company due to security reasons .

After the death of my father, the current president of my country President Laurant Gbagbo deployed some of his soldiers to assacinate me.So,I ran to this country Repulic of Togo on exile. I want you to stand as the beneficiary of this funds,so that you have to provide an account abroad where this money will be transfered into for investment.

At the end of the transfer you will take 32% of the whole money for helping me.And I will take 65 % and while 3% will be mapped out to settle all the expenses that will be incured during this transaction. Give me your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

We have to maintain secrecy till the money is transferred and confirmed in your account for security reasons.
I am waiting to receive your reply.

Read about my father on this websie : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm
Truly,

Konan Guei


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