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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: kingsley nguessan <kingsley-6@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <kingsleyy@ciudad.com.ar>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 18:48:05 +0200
Subject: if you are willing to assist me,please let me know



if you are willing to assist me,please let me knowimmediately you received this mailFrom: Kingsley & Elizabeth.Refugee Camp Yamussoukro.Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
Dear respectful,
Permit me to inform you of our desire ofgoing into business relationship with you.I know you might besurprised on recieving this mail due towe havenot met before By brief introduction , I am PrinceKingsley Nguessan, acitizen of Cote d'Ivoire and thesenior Son of late Chief and Mrs. Thomas Nguessan. My lateparents were killed by the military rebels in my home townBOUAKE the second Economic Capital of Cote d'Ivoire duringthe recent political Crisis of 19th september 2002. Myparents were wealthy Cocoa Merchants before they werebrutally assasinated by these rebels. Before their deathina private specialist hospital , my father secretlyconfided to me of the total sum of US$12.5 million dollarshe deposited in one of the well known commercial bankshere inAbidjan-Cote d'Ivoire to be transferred to the account ofhis foreign business partner for investment abroad in hisproposed oil business wanted to established with theassistance of a foreigner as co beneficiary to the fund.My father also told me his intension to invest this moneyin Allocation of oil business with companies in countrieslike Saudi Arabia ,Libya , Kuwait,America or Europe.Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance to stand asourNext of Kin and foreign partner to our late father and toact as guardian of the money and provide a bank accountfor the transfer of this fund into your bank on our behalffor our our future development. And the amount is US$12.5million dollars. We have choosen you to assist us investthe money in oilbusiness in any of the countries or whereever you felt is politically condusive for investmentopportunities.
I will also like you to make arrangementfor me and my sister to further our Education in yourcountry.We have agreed tooffer you 12.5% of the total sum as yourcompensation after the transfer is made into your accountand you willserve as guardian to the company that you willestarblishfor us until we are capable of managing itourselves.Please get back to us through the above email address with
Telephone & fax numbers,to enable us send you the contactof the bank for you to contacts them, before the transferof the money into your account.
Finally ,we are lying helplessly in the refugee campYamussoukro-Coted'Ivoire . We need your urgent attention to thistransaction toenable the bank transfer this money to your account abroadand to enable us come over to your country and stay.NOTE: The Rebels has taken over our town Bouake and are inposition of our late parents properties,And now We haveno other home or parents or even somebody to care aboutus,except our hope on you and on this money to betransferred into your account as our only inheritance forour future benefits. Please reply urgently.Expecting to hear from you. Best Regard and God Bless.
Kingsley and Elizabeth

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