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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: jame mans <mr.jam_mensa2@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mr.jam_mensa@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:14:04 +0200
Subject: FROM MR JAMES MENSAH,



FROM MR JAMES MENSAH, ABIDJAN COTE D'IVORE(IVORY COAST)

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr James Mensah a staff of one of the Commercial Banks in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIR(IVOIRECOAST).the reason why i fill to contact you is to know if i can trust you for a business that will take us only one week,I got your contact from the world trade center (W.T.C.) regional office in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE the details of my intention was not made known to them. On Aug 9 2004, An oil consultant / contractor with the ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE National Petrolum Corporation, ENG ADAMS JOHNSON when he was alived he deposited the sum of $8.700 Million with a Bank in Cote D lvoire (that is in my branch). Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact employers COTE D'IVOIRE National Petroleum corporation that ENG ADAMS JOHNSON, died along with his family in plane crash.On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that LATE ENG ADAMS JOHNSON, did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork. According to the ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE Law at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will evert to the ownership of the COTED'IVOIRE Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents and affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin to this fixed deposit. We have 2 more account here which have the same problem now but i will like to know if you can be trust after this i will forward the information of the remaining 2 account to you so that we can continue and finishe the business with one hearth. I am going to tranfer this money to you through DIPLOMATIC WAY, and all i want to prove to the bank here is for the bank to NOTICE that this money is not in their account anymore, you do not need to be affraid because we are not demanding your account. If your interested in this business i will forward to you the information and my phone number so that we can discause more. We are going to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% to you, i will let you know what to do as soon i hear from you.

Regard,

Mr James Mensah
+22508818448
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