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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: ryan@ryanpoe.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:53:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR IMMIDIATE ASSISTANCE NEEDED.


YOUR IMMIDIATE ASSISTANCE NEEDED.
From Ryan Winpoe.This mail may be a surprise to you because i have not meet with you, also you do not know me in person, but before I tell you about myself I will start by counting on you that you will handle this business with otmost maturity and confidentiality it deserves, and please forgive me for sending this mail without your permission.
I am RYAN WINPOE YORMIE, 24 years old and the daughter of the late DEPUTY MINISTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ( MR. JOHN WINPOE YORMIE) My father, was killed by some soldiers believed to be loyal to the then President CHARLES TAYLOR government because of my father's objection to some certain policies of his brutal regime and war crimes.
Shortly after the news of my fathers death came to us on sunday the 13TH OF JULY 2003, I rush into my father rooms, during the search for some documents in my father's room I came accross some vital documents and the key to a secret vault in the house.I took the key and went down to where the vault is and there I discovered (Two Metal Boxes) which were carefully hidden. With the aid of the documents I was able to open the box only to find out that the trunk were full of money in hundred dollar bills. I could not count the money because I was very shock to see it and again it is too much for me to count but the documents that I recovered in my father's room which led me to the box put the money at us45.000,000.00(Forty Five Million Dollars).
I locked it back carefully with my Mother and arranged for the boxes to be moved with the help of a (Diplomatic courier) to a security firm in the Netherlands for safe-keeping and onward Transfer. We did not declare the content of the box as money to the firm, We only declare it as family valuables and treasury.
At this moment I am living in the netherlands as a political Asylum seeker, the code of conduct bureau of offense in my country does not permit me and any member of my family to: (a) Operate an offshore account. (b) Own a foreign company. This is my primary aim of seeking your assistance to secure this money for me and my imidiate family.
I would have given you my telephone number so that you can call me in order to discuss the issue better, but I'm afraid to do so because I have too many people around me who I do not want them to know of the money but I thank God, that i have access to the (internet) I think it will be better to communicate by E-MAIL, untill we can make proper and solid arrangements about how to move the money.
I wish to meet with you if you can make a trip to The netherland, Never mind about your expenditure it will be taken care of though I may not be able to send some money to you right now but i promised, you will be compesated as soon as this business is finanlised and not only that,I am ready to offer 30% of the money to you for your assistance. It is not that I am paying you but as a sign of appreciation for every of your effort in this business.
Please I wish that this assistance be treated highly confidential, I will appreciate if you respond to my private email: rwinpoe1982@myway.com or ryanjohn12345@aim.com Thanks for your anticipated effort and God bless.
NB: YOU CAN CONTACT THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR CONFIRMATION.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
yours respecfully,
Miss Ryan Wopie Yormie

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