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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: "antony ruforce" <antony_ruforce06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: antony_ruforce@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 16:49:43 +0200
Subject: ASSISTANT

From Antony ruforce
39 Esselent st,
Pretoria
South Africa                              
 
Dearest,
 
Permit me to inform you my heart desire for a business relationship with you.  I got your contact when I was searching for a foreign partner here in South Africa were am recently staying as a refugee on my searching for honest and reliable person. I prayed over it and decided to confide in you because of your integrity and educational background. my names are Antony Ruforce,( 22 years old boy),  the only Son of late Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH RUFORCE. My father was a very wealthy Gold / Diamond dealer in Freetown, the economic capital of Sierra Leone. My father was poisoned to death by his close business associates in one of their outings on a business trip
  My mother died when I was 9 years old and since then my father took me so special.  Before the death of my father last two years on August 19th 2005, in a private  hospital in Freetown, he secretly called me by his bed side and told me that he deposited the sum of $11.500.000.00. united state dollars (ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) he  concealed in a metallic box and deposited with a security company in SOUTH AFRICA, Not deposited as money but as a family valuables on the 2nd of JANUARY 2003;that he used my name been the only child as the next of kin when he deposited the money.
He  also advised me to seek for an honest foreigner in a country of my choice those associates will not hurt me as they have succeeded in poisoning him, it has  been difficult to know who is an honest person to assist me in this  transaction , and for me to continue silent over looking for assistance while  the DUMORAGE is increasing, i decided to make a try from you,  I arrived here in  (SOUTH AFRICA) 6th of JANUARY 2007 since my uncle wants to  kill me because of this certificate of deposits as he have succeeded in collecting all my father's property left with this money;
They continuously mal-treated me, and have made life very unbearable for me.  The wife of my uncle serve me a delicious poisoned rice meal, but for the Devine  mercy their son secretly whispered to me not to eat the meal; i wasted the meal to the bin only to find ten dead rat on the bin the following morning and  that made me to run away immediately. And i don't want to stay long here since I know nobody or much money to pay for the hotel bill.
Dear, I honorably seek your assistance in the following ways:
1. To stand as my late father's foreign partner since my late father deposited it to be cleared by his foreign partner and no name was mentioned. 2. To provide an account where we can transfer this money. 3-To help me arrange for better establishment. 4-To help me come over to your country to further my education. Please my intention is not to disturb your Peace, but because l am sincerely in need, and desperately need a solution before my life is wasted.  The most important thing is for you to be aiding me as parent who will direct all my affairs and doings in your country. Lastly, you will promise me that you will not betray or deny me if this my money gets into your hands, bank and country.
Dear, I am ready to offer you 20% of the total money for your help. But if may be you are not in better position to help. Please let me know. So that I can look for another helper. I am with the certificate of deposit upon demand. I am looking forward to your kind reply.
Please contact me through this my private email address for more explanation of this   antony_ruforce@yahoo.com)
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Sincerely Yours.
 
ANTONY RUFORCE


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