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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: seilta okpom <sseeiiookkpom136@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <seiokpom@terra.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:17:54 +0000
Subject: Plead of a dying mother, please help me.




Plead of a dying mother, please help me.

Dearest One,

Considering my desparate and present conditions which are fruastrating and my daily anguish of mind, I had no alternative other than to use this medium to fasten up my request. Please, do give attention to the plights of a dying mother.

At the 22.00 GMT in the year October 12th, 2005 to be precise, my husband , Mr Lokko Okpom who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years suddenly collapsed and before he could be rushed to the hospital, he was dead after just 4 Days of complaining of stomach upset, leaving behind me and our only son ( Malik ).

Before that fateful day, my husband having being together with me as husband and wife for twenty years made a fixed deposit of $12 Million Us dollars ( Twelve Million U.S. Dollars ) with our son Malik as the next of Kin and inheritor of the fund. In addition to the depositing of the fund, the agreement signed between him and the bank mangement was that Malik should be upto 25years of age before he could claim the money or in event of emergency, he should look for a guradian inorder to be his guardian, by helping him in transfering the money into your account in your country or anyother destination of your choice.
I contacted you after several fruitless efforts to withdraw these money by putting to mind my failing health which the doctors have diagonised as Cancer of the Cerebrum and having concluded that i have barely few weeks ( 3weeks to be precise ) to live and with the hostile attitudes of my husband relatives towards my son and me since the death of my husband, i decided to make haste to see that these money is transfered to your account before i go in for my surgery which will be due by 3 days time.

Currently my son is just 17years and because he is still a small boy and cannot handle these amount of money, i had no option than to contact you believing that i am dealing with a God fearing one to take care of these fund and my son and also that Religion will not be a barrier.All i ask of you is to make sure that my son continues his education and that you will take him out of these country as soon as possible before the wicked relatives of my late husband kills him.

I promise to give to you all proofs and the Bank contact where this money is been deposited but i want you to furthermore promise me that you will not cheat me and my son when these money is transfred to you. Meanwhile, i also suggest you utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. You will secure 45% for my son, donate 30% to charity, 20% for you and 5% for any expensis you may incure in this transaction.

Hoping to hear your urgent response and please feel free to call us especially my son on tel phone to enable him be familiar with you and for us to have a further conversation.

Thanks and God Bless you

Mrs Seilta okpom and son Malik.
0022508985625.
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