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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: "olive bob" <bobolive4@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:24:54 +0100
Subject: From Bob and Tina

From Bob and Tina
E Mail :(bobolive2003@yahoo.ca)
Attn:
CONFIDENTIAL
I am bob Olive the only son of late former Director of finance, MR JOHN
OLIVE Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. I must confess my
agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father
diverted this money meant for purchase of ammunition, for my country, during
the peak of disastrous civil war in my country, now he has deposited the
money with BANK here in Abidjan, where I am residing under political Assylum
with my younger sister Tina Olive.
Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers,
the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all
officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel
such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their
asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is
to furnish me with your bank particulars,

1) Account name(2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax numbers
4) your private telephone /fax numbers

For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the
said amount is (US$26.000.000.00 Million). I am compensating you with 15% of
the total money amount,now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants
to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government,
political and economic welfare. Honestly I want you to believe that this
transaction is real and never a joke. My late father MR JOHN OLIVE gave me
the deposit slip issued to him by the Bank on the date of deposit, for you
to be clarify because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe
that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money
is the hope of my life, it is important. Please write me immediately after
you must have gone through my message fill free and make it urgent. That is
the reason why I offered you 15% of the total money amount, and in case of
any other necessary expenses you might incure, I am resolving to give you an
addition of 5% during this transaction.

N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment
opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it
is transferred to your account, personally I am interested
in estate management and hotel business, please advise me. And promise me
and my younger sister to be our guardianconsidering our situation and not to
betray us. And my late father used me the only son as the TRUSTEE/ next of
kin on the day of deposit and also told me I need an assistance of a
foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as co-trustee
and partner abroad to ensure a successful hitch free transfer of the fund
abroad.Thanks and God bless
Yours truly
Bob and Tina.

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