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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: Paul Keita <kpaul20@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:48:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Paul Keita.


From Paul Keita.
4 BP 30 Abidjan
Abidjan, Ivory Coast.


Dear,

With respect and humility I write you this letter with the believe that you would be very much oblige to assist us. Since we have no place or person to turn to for assistance, I feel it is very necessary to bring to your notice, the problems we are going through, now Please read this very careful and get back to us soonest.

My name is Paul Keita,18 years from Laberian MY FAMILY escaped from our country at the heat of the civil war after loosing my two senior brothers and my mother in the war.
As a result of the political instability in my country even before the war, my father established his cocoa plantation and coffee export business in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

He was in Buake, a northern city to negotiate for the purchase of a cocoa plantation when he was shot and killed the rebel troupes fighting to take over the government of the country.

The death of my father has now made me and my Grand mother an orphan and thereby exposing us to danger. Before the unfortunate death, my late father has his personal money been (Depoisted) $18.5M USD in a Security Company in Outside Africa.He further told me that he deposited the fund is in a consignment(box),coded it to the security company.

As a result of the present insecurity of lives and property in this country, I wish request that i shauld get somebody who will assist us to use his account in his country to transfer the balance of my father's fund. Again, to assist us with a letter of invitation that will make me get a visa to your country for residence inorder for me to continue my education and to invest the fund in a viable business venture.

If this is ecceptable to you,As you can see what is happening in this country ABIDJAN,now Please contact me immediately with the email address and include your full informations, Name, Address,Telephone and Fax numbers to enable US send you all necessary documents as regards to the Fund before they kill me here.

It is a risk free transaction.

I'm waiting for your urgent reply.

Your's sincerely,

Paul Keita.



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