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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: "charles anthony" <charles.anthony1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: charles.anthony10@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 17:48:37 +0200
Subject: From Charles Anthony

Dear,
I am Charles Anthony the only son of late Chief Maxwel Anthony from Sierra
Leone. I got your contact from the chember of comerce here in
ABIDJAN.Mysources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to rely
on you. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your
assistance to transfer our cash of Townty Five million dollars($25m) now in
the custody of a BANK here in Abidjan to your private account pending our
arrival to your country.

SOURCE OFTHE MONEY

My late father, Chief Maxwel Anthony, a native of mende district in the
Northern province of Sierra Leone,was the general Manager of Sierra Leone
mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.)Freetown.According to my father. This money
was the income accrued from mining co-operation's over draft and minor
sales. Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of major
Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that
almost destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of
the Civilian Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels.

My father had already made arrangement for his family,my mother, my little
sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our
personal effects My father deposited the money hoping after the war when he
will join us.During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate
looting of public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the sierra
Leone mining coop. Was one of the targets looted and destroyed.My father
including other top Government functionaries Were attacked and killed by the
rebels because of hisrelationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed
Tejan Kabbah.

As a result of my father's death, and with the news of my uncles involvement
in air crash in January, dashed our hope of survival. The untimely deaths
caused my mothers heart failure and other related complications of which she
later died in the hospital After we must have spent a lot of money on her.
Now my younger sister and myself are alone in this strange country suffering
without any care or help.Without any relation, we are now like refugees and
orphans. Our only hope now is in you and the money deposited in the bank.To
this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the following ways.

To assist us claim this money from the bank as a foreign
partner/beneficiary.To transfer this money in your name to your country. And
make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in
your country and you,the caretaker.To secure a college for my little sister
and my self in your country to further our education. And to make
arrangement for our travel with you to your country after you have
transferred this fund. Most importantly, the whole documents issued to my
late father on the day of the deposit are in my custody. Please writh me
immediately you receive this mail .I am waiting anxiously for your urgent
response

Thanks and God bless you.

Best regard.
Charles Anthony.

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