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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: mrhar peters <mrharland@web.de>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:45:46 +0200
Subject: From:Fred Amata


/From: FRED AMATA<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P>//<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>Spain</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> <ST1:PLACE>Europe</ST1:PLACE>.<O:P></O:P>//Reply to: fred_amata19@yahoo.com<O:P></O:P>//Dear Sir,<O:P></O:P>// <O:P></O:P>//Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from an international brochure because I do not know any body I will contact. I prayed over it and believed that you will be a reputable and trust worthy person that I can trust and do business with, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business assistance. I am Fred Amata the only son of late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mabel Amata of blessed memory.<O:P></O:P>// <O:P></O:P>//My father until his untimely death was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in <ST1:PLACE>West Africa</ST1:PLACE>; my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip to our cocoa plantation in <ST1:CITY><ST1:PLACE>Abidjan</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> a neighboring country from my country <ST1:PLACE>West Africa</ST1:PLACE>. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on <ST1:DATE month="11" day="16" year="2005">16th November 2005</ST1:DATE> in a private hospital in <ST1:CITY><ST1:PLACE>Accra</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>Ghana</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars USD ($12,500, 000.00) he deposited with a private security firm in Spain, which he used my name his only son as the next of Kin in depositing of the money with the private security firm in Spain. The security firm is not aware that the box contains money and my father warned me to keep this as a top secret till I get a reliable foreigner that will assist me get the box out as his foreign partner. He also explained to me that it was because of this money that he was poisoned by his business associates who wants to take over the cocoa plantations in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>Ivory Coast</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and other African countries. My father at his sick bed told me to seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice who will assist me to claim the money and also help me in transferring the money into his account and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management. I successfully came to <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>Spain</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> after I survived two deadly attacks from unknown men whom I believed was sent by my late father’s associates who believed that I will be an obstacle to them in claiming my late father's shares and properties. I have gone to the security company here in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>Spain</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and confirmed the deposit of the box with them. The officer I met told me that my late father signed an agreement with them that it is only him or his foreign partner that has the legal right to ask for the release of the box and that it is his son (me) that will appoint his partner if he is no more alive.<O:P></O:P>// <O:P></O:P>//Please, I am sincerely seeking your assistance in the following ways: (1) to assist me claim the box containing the money from the security company as my late father’s foreign partner. (2) To serve as a guardian of this fund. (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country because I cannot go back to my country till I am a full grown man.<O:P></O:P>// <O:P></O:P>//Moreover, sir I will like you to tell me what you will take from the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful release and transfer of this fund into your bank account in your country. Please you should indicate your interest towards assisting me by writing me an email via:(fred_amata19@yahoo.com [mailto:fred_amata19@yahoo.com]), above as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven days (7) days you signify interest to assist me. Please keep this proposal confidential.<O:P></O:P>// <O:P></O:P>//Thanks and God bless. <O:P></O:P>// <O:P></O:P>//Best regards, /<O:P></O:P> /<O:P></O:P>//Fred Amata/



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