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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: s_rojlain134 rose <s_rojlain134@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: s_rojain01@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:50:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MISS SATAPATHY ROJALIN.


FROM MISS SATAPATHY ROJALIN.
Residence L'Grace
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
Business Relationship

My name is Satapathy Rojalin From Cote D’ivoir , I got your contact
when I was searching for a foreign partner here in Abidjan republic of
Cote D'Ivoire on my search for honest and reliable person. My Late Brother Dr. Diaby Moustapha was A presdent minister of work and housing in Cote D’ivoir , he
was killed by the rebels during the renewed political crises in my
country.
SOURCE OF FUND
There was a contract awarded to (ECWC) to build houses and installation
of telephone system. It was during the process of the contract that the
renewed political crises commenced. The tune of the contract was
(us$64m) sixty four million united states dollars. My lateBrother
shared the ,Money with the ECOMOG PEACE KEEPING COMMANDER who helped him smuggle the money out of Cote D’ivoir .
And Now we have discovered that The balance of us$16.5 million was finally deposited in his account that belongs to him in Abidjan since 16th September 2005 for safe keeping,
Now that peace has returned, activities has begun normally in my
country, I have decided to find a reliable partner who will assist me and claim the consignment here in Africa. Due he was married for 19 years with a child, Now the Accounting Manager has accepted to transfer The money out from africa if I can present a foreign partner Or the next of kin to my late Brother, that is why i contacted you to Know if you can forward me your full particulars in other to submit it to the Accounting Manager as as the next of kin, Since the have information about his death, and the Accounting Manager been expecting the next of kin to come over and claim his money before they release to some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidings and laws.
Due to the health of His wife Madam Moustapha she can not work with her two rags that is why I contacted you if you can forward me your full particulars in other to submit it to the Bank as the next of kin.

The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after two years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Ivoir cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
I and his Sick Wife agree that 30% of this money will be for you as a respect to the provision of a foriegn account , 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this funds you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective
communication and the location where the money will be remitted.
your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective.

I await for your urgent response, all I need now is for you to clear this
Fund as the next of kin from the box send us some money to start
coming over to your country, to invest the fund in any business in your
country.
May God be with you
Best regards,
Miss satapthy Rojalin.


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