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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: "samuel vicky" <vy_sam010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: samuel_vicky2@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 08:08:54 +0100
Subject: From Vicky And Samuel

From Vicky And Samuel
ATTN:SIR

Good day to you, I hope fine, dear am writing this mail with due respect and
heartful of tears,sorrow and pains in my heart, since we have not known or
met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance,i have gone
through your profile and will be very glad if you can render
me assistance to my situation now.I will make my proposal well known if I am
given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce my
self to you.

I am Samuel. coulibaly A 19 years old young boy the only son of late former
Director of finance, Mr Joel Coulibaly From Sierra-Leone he work with
diamond and mining corporation.I must confess my agitation is real, and my
words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father diverted this money meant
for purchase of ammunition, for my country, during the peak of disastrous
civil war in my country, now he has deposited the money with a security
company in Africa in abidjan,where I am residing under political asylum with
my younger sister.I have interest of investing in your country as such I
decided to establish contact with you for assistance as soon as I am able to
transfer my funds for this investment, which is already with a security
company abidjan which is here in Africa. There are two basic things i would
want you to assist me in;

(1) Helping by traveling to as Africa if you want a front collect these
funds from the security company in Africa. This is because of my inability
to travel out of the country which i am taking refuge at the moment my
father and mother was Assassinated when i was 12 years old, i still in
primary six in school and One of my fathers best friend rushed to our
school and pick me with my
younger sister to republic of Cote' Ivoire, were we are with him in refuge
camp in Cote' Ivoire and continue our study and after some years he was
illed before he died, i was 18 years old then and he called me, give me
all the document concerning my fathers properties and the deposit (Vicky)
my sister She is 16 year old which i will explain better to you upon the
receipt of your acceptance.

(2)Helping me to carry out feasibility study on areas/choice of investment
you deem best for me. Now the war in my country is over with the help of
ECOMOG soldiers,the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the
passport of all officers who served under the former regime and no ask
countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and
confiscate their as set, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I
needed from you is to furnish me with your particulars:

assist me take this money from the security company in to your private bank
account, the said amount is $20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million United States
Dollars).I am compensating you with 20 % of the total money amount, now all
my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your
country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic
welfare.Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real. send
me your full information below:

1, YOUR FULLNAME;..............
2,YOUR MOBILE TELEPONE AND FAX INCLUDING YOUR OFFICE AND HOME PHONE
NUMBER;......
3,YOUR MAILING ADDRESS;.........
4,YOUR AGE AN! D OCCUPATION;....
5,YOUR COMPANY NAME;............
6,Passport/Identity number.........

Note ; this transaction must be kept strictly confidential because of its
nature looking forward to receiving your prompt responds. Thanks and God
bless you,

Yours sincerely,
Samuel And Vicky

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