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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: Bovac Damir <bovacdamir@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 10:40:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Personal Attn.....


BOVAC DAMIR
214 av.du janvier
Lomé Togo West Africa


Dear One,

I am writing you this letter in confidence after
receiving a confidential message from the security and finace company in TOGO -LOME about my father MR. S.A.DAMIR who lost his life and that of my mother in the ghastly motor accident On the 21st of December 2000.
MY NAME IS Bovac Damir FROM ABIJAN.I AM 19 YEARS AND MY FATHER NAME IS CHIEF DAMIR AN ABIJAN GOLD MERCHANT.
ON 21 DECEMBER MY FATHER AND MY MOTHER TRAVELLED TO GHANA FOR THEIR BUSINESS MEETING AND ON THEIR WAY BACK THEY HAD A ghastly MOTOR ACCIDENT THAT MADE MY MOTHER LOST HER LIFE INSTANTLY LEAVING MY FATHER WITH A SPINAL INJURY.

TWO WEEK AFTER THAT MY FATHER DIE TOO IN THE HOSPITAL LIVING ME ALONE TO THIS WICKET WORLD TO FACE THE UP AND DOWN OF LIFE.
BUT BEFORE HIS DEAD HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD IN TOGO THE SUM OF 9.5 MILLIONS USD IN IN SECURITY COMPANY STRONG VAULT AND THIS MONEY WAS MEANT FOR THE PURCHASE OF GOLD TO HIS PARTNER OVERSEAS.
HE SAID I SHOULD LOOK FOR A GOD FEARING PERSON OVERSEA WHO WILL HELP ME CLAIM THIS FUND TO HIS COUNTRY AND INVEST IT FOR ME AND THAT I SHOULD NOT STAY IN MY COUNTRY SO THAT HIS KINSMEN WILL NOT KILL ME .RIGHT NOW I AM IN TOGO -LOME WHERE THIS FUND WERE DEPOSITED AND ALL THE DOCUMENTS IS IN MY HAND.GATE WAY SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY HAS INFORM ME TO BRING MY FATHER PARTNER OVERSEAS SINCE THE DEPOSIT WAS MEANT FOR MY FATHER PARTNER BEFORE THEY COULD RELEASE THE DEPOSIT TO ME THROUGH MY FATHER PARTNER.

SO DEAR ONE, I AM NOW LOOKING FOR THE GOD FEARING PERSON WHO WILL HELP ME CONTACT THIS COMPANY IN TOGO AS MY FATHER PARTNER SO THAT THIS FUND WILL BE RELEASE TO HIM FOR MY INVESTMENT.
2 SOMEBODY THAT WILL ASURE ME THAT UPON THE RELEASE OF MY DOCUMENTS TO HIM FOR THIS DEPOSIT HE WILL NOT SIDE LINE ME AND MADE AWAY WITH MY FATHER FUND SINCE THIS IS THE LAST HOPE FOR ME.
SOMEBODY WHO WILL INVEST THIS FUND SO THAT IT WILL TAKE CARE ME IN MY FUTURE.SOMEBODY WHO WILL PROMISE ME THAT AFTER THIS FUND WILL BE APPROVE AND RELEASE FOR HIM HE WILL SEND ME AN INVITATION TO FLY TO HIS COUNTRY SO THAT I MAY CONTINUE MY ABANDON EDUCATION WHICH WAS AS THE RESULT OF MY FATHER DEATH.
I PROMISE TO GIVE YOU 25 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUM UPON THE CONCLUSSION OF THIS TRANSACTION.AND WILL NOT FAIL TO PUT YOU INTO PRAYER SO THAT ALMIGHTY GOD WILL ASSIST YOU AND THE MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY SO THAT YOU WILL NOT MEET THE UNTIMELY DEAD JUST AS MY FATHER. NOTE THAT THIS ALL THAT I HAVE SO IF YOU ARE TO ASSIT ME I WILL BEG YOU IN GOD NAME TO KEEP TOP SECRET CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION AND THE DOCUMENTS I WILL LIKE TO SEND TO YOU UPON YOUR INDICATION TO ASSIST ME.

MEAN WHILE I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE SHOULD YOU DO THIS GREAT KINDNESS TO A PARENTLESS CHILD.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU

YOURS
BOVAC






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