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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: Water Dorman <wdorman42007@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <wdorman2007@centrum.cz>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:29:40 +0200
Subject: From Water Dorman and Sister



From Water Dorman and SisterUnited Nation Refugee CampRepublic of Cote d' IvoireAbidjan. Dearest One,Please I am Master Water Dorman, the only son of late Chief Dorman
Micheal from Sierra Leone. My sources of your contact gave me the
courage and confidence to rely on you. I am writing you in absolute
confidence primarily to seek your assistance to help i and my sister
to transfer this fund Six Million United State dollars
($6,000,000.00) now in the custody of a Bank in Abidjan, Cote
d'Ivoire to your private account pending our arrival to your country.
The Source of the money, my late father, Chief Dorman Micheal, a
native of mende district in the Northern province of Sierra
Leone,was the General Manager of Sierra Leone mining co-operation
(S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father this money was the income accrued from mining
co-operation's over draft and minor sales,before the peak of the
civil War between the rebels forces of major Paul Koroma and the
combined forces of Ecomog Peace keeping operation that almost
destroyed my country,following the forceful removal from power of
the civilian elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My
father had already made arrangement for his family, my mother, my
little sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
with our personal effects. My father deposited the fund for the safe
custody until after the war when he will join us. During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate
looting of public and government properties by the rebel forces, the
sierra Leone mining cooperation Was one of the targets looted and
destroyed. My father including other top Government functionaries
were attacked and killed by the rebels because of his relationship
with the civilian government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of
my father's death, and with the news of my uncles involvement in Air
crash in January, dashed our hope of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mothers heart failure and other
related complications of which she later died in the Hospital after
we must have spent a lot of money on her. Now my 16-year-old sister
and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any
care or help, without any relation, we are now like refugees and
orphans. Our only hope now is in the fund our father deposited in the
Bank to this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the
followings ways, 1- To assist us in transferring this fund quietly into your account
in your country.2- Make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our
behalf in your country 3- To serve as the guardian of this funds since I am still in the
university and my younger sister is still in the college.4- To make arrangement for me and my younger sister to come over to
your country to further our education and to help us secure a
residential permit in your country. Moreover, we are willing to offer
you any agreed (percentage) out of the total funds as compensation
for your efforts/input after the successful transfer of this funds
into your nominated account overseas, while some percentage will be
set aside to offset any expenses we may incure.5- Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting us as
I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the
shortest possible time.
Furthermore, my personal finding from the bank after notifing them
about our interest to claim the fund and have it deposited into
my foreign partner's account, what we will be needing from you at
the moment is for you to send us the following:
1. Your Full names.2. Mailing and contact address.3. Telephone numbers.(private)4. Bank name and address5. Account name and account number6. Swift Code/Routing Number(IF ANY)7, Age8, Profession.
Finally on the reciept of the above info,we will then get you
introduced officially to the bank,by giving you the bank contact to
verify more on the deposited fund,and for the transaction to commence
fully. We will be waiting to hearing your positive response soonest. May God
bless you and your family. Best regards,Water And Sister.
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