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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: han borha <hanborha010@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrs_h_borha@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:21:40 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR HELP AND BUSINESS CO-OPERATION



DEAR SIR/MADAMREQUEST FOR HELP AND BUSINESS CO-OPERATION I AM MRS HAN JACOB BORHA,THE WIFE OF LATE DR JACOB BORHA, THE FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE ZIMBABWE NATIONAL GOLD AND DIAMOND MINING COOPERATION FOR YEARS.

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO SEND YOU THIS PROPOSAL FROM COTONOU,REP OF BENIN, WHERE PRESENTLY I AM TAKING TREATMENT IN A HOSPITAL DEMANDING YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER US$9,500,000,00 CASH (NINE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ABROAD FROM A FINANCE FIRM IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC AND ALSO FIFTY FIVE KILOGRAMS(55KG) OF PURE GOLD DUST ACQUIRED BY MY HUSBAND AND HIS ASSOCIATES.HAVING WITNESSED THE URGLY EVENTS AND ANARCHY IN THE COUNTRY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION, MY HUSBAND HAS PLANED AND SUCCEEDED IN MOVING THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY INCLUDING 55KG OF GOLD DUST THROUGH DIPLOMATIC MEANS TO COTONOU, WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN THE VAULT OF A FINANCE FIRM IN COTONOU (PRECISELY.....) AS FAMILY VALUABLES ON THE NAME OF OUR ONLY SON, DAVIS BORHA JR.ALL THE PROTECTIVE DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT FROM THE FINANCE FIRM WERE SAFELY KEPT IN HIS PRIVATE BEDROOM UNTIL HIS DEATH.THE TRAUMA AND SHOCK WE SUSTAINED AS THE RESULT OF HIS DEATH COMPELLED ME AND MY SON TO FLEE FROM THE COUNTRY TO COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN WHERE UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOW RESIDING AS REFUGEES.HOWEVER, WHAT I WANT YOU TO PRECISELY DO FOR ME AND MY FAMILY IS :1.TO FRONT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY FOR A SMOOTH TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.2.TO OPEN A NON-RESIDENCE ACCOUNT HERE IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC IN YOUR NAME THROUGH WHICH THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.3.TO ACT AS OUR FUND MANAGER/ADVISER ON THE BEST WAY WE CAN INVEST THE MONEY FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.4.ALSO,IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE ANY PROSPECTIVE GOLD BUYER TO THE 55KG OF GOLD DUST, WE ARE PREPARED FOR A PERCENTAGE TO BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR RENDERING THIS ASSISTANCE BEFORE WE PROCEED TO INVEST THE MONEY, BUYER WOULD BE ALLOWED TO TASTE THE GOLD BEFORE PAYMENT AND YOU WILL ALSO BE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED.PLEASE DO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS REQUEST THROUGH MY LAWYER WHO IS TAKING CARE OF EVERY THING CONCERNING THIS SINCE MY SON IS STILL A SMALL BOY AND I AM SICK, PLEASE CONTACT HIM VIA THE ADDRESS:

BARRISTER NOEL WADDI.
WADDILAW CHAMBERSADVOCATES, SOLICITORS AND NOTARIS PUBLICBP.584 DOSSOU AV, MISSEBOREPUBLIC OF BENINPRIVATE PHONE NUMBER:00229-93797039
E-mail: barr_nwaddi@o2.pl

YOUR QUICK RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.BEST REGARDS,MRS HAN JACOB BORHA(For the family)
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