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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: jule zadi <julezadi2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:30:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: plise help my


REPUBLICE OF Ivory Coast
Union Discipline Works
Hello,
I come by the present one to request your high benevolence, an assistance of great importance.
I name myself Mister zadi jule I am the son of fire Dr. zadi ex Directeur of the Mines of the Republic of Sierra Leone. My father was assassinated by rebels of SAM Bockary at the time of a visit on a site of diamond and gold exploitation located at 230 km of FREETOWN, the capital of our country.
After the death of our father, the life became very difficult for us as one was constantly threatened by the rebels. Taking into account this difficult situation, my mother arranged herself with one of the best friends of my late father to make us leave the country.
My mother thus took on it all the goods of my father which were in its strong trunk which is two metal cases and all its important documents that it took along with me in Ivory Coast. We are at present in Ivory Coast with goods including the sum of ($9.5 million the dollar Américains).Comme we do not know anybody in Ivory Coast, my mother decided to deposit the two cases metal in a private company of safety of the place in order to safeguard Them and protect this important amount of money which we cannot keep on us with the hotel. Taking into account the unstable political climate in Ivory Dimension and that our family is very known in under area, my mother decided to seek a partner in order to invest this sum out of the continent in profitable fields, it is thus the reason for which we come towards you to request your assistance and to help us to invest in your country. The best method for concluded this transaction seen tried it political in Ivory dimension, will be to
dispatch the funds in in your country. As of the arrival of these funds in in your country, you will recover them and safeguard them and engage the steps to help us to come to be established in your country. We planned for you 15 % of the total amount of my goods. Answer me as soon as possible.
Thank you, God blesses you.



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