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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: "james guei" <robert_g_family@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: guei_family101@katamail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:16:06 +0000
Subject: FROM ROBERT GUEI FAMILY ATTENTION PLEASE//////


FROM JAMES TAMBA GUEI URGENT ASSISTANCE PLEASE.

Dear
your contact came to me through the guinea foreign and international
relation here in conacry guinea, you were highly recommended to me. That is
why I forwarded this business proposal to you hoping it will benefit all
concern.

I am James Tamba Guei from cote d'ivoire the son of the late general Robert
Guei the former head of state of the republic of cote d' ivoire who was
assassinated by the loyal troop of president Laurent Gbagbo during the
September military up rising between the government troop and the mutiny
soldiers fighting to over come the government of president Laurent Gbagbo on
the black September 2002,in which my mother was murdered along with her
grand children's by the odious political enemies of my father. Dear due to
this development, I write to solicit your assistant to effect the transfer
of the sum of ($46.400.000) forty six million four hundred thousand USD into
your account for investment purposes and settle in your country with your
professional advise.

Just recently my family attorney drew to my attention to my fathers will in
which he specifically informed me of the sum of ($46.400.000) he deposited
in one private security finance company which my father deposited in June 17
2000 which he specifically deposited on my name as the only signatory to the
fund, I believe you will protects my interest by given this transaction the
ultimate secrecy and confidentiality we need to carry out the claim of these
fund to transfer them to your country for our security concern and the
safety of the fund too.

No risk is anticipated on both side for all the security and secrecy of this
transaction has been taking care of I am now seeking a temporal refuge in
Guinea pending the time these fund will be transfer to your account for the
political situation in my country is tense to invest these funds in any of
west African countries hence the need for your assistance, I am prepared to
offer you 35% of the total sum of these fund If you will show your
willingness and sincerity to assist me claim and transfer these funds to
your country and help me invest them with your professional advise and I
hope you are God fearing person that can help to elevate my hope to come out
of this predicament the war in my country has caused me and my family, I
pray that God will bring us together not because of the money I will bring
to your country but for sake of humanity to man I am waiting to hear from
you soonest and you can also reach me through my alternative email
guei_family101@katamail.com for further directives.

You are assured that all the documents and modalities of this transaction
will be given to you once we establish the trust and confidence among our
selves I urge you to expedite action let get things done for we have no
reason delaying the claim of this fund for every arrangements has been taken
place for us to proceed.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.

James Guei.

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