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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: ndiaye phillipe <nd.phillipe32@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <nd.phillipe@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:48:10 +0600
Subject: for joint business establishment with you.



From: Phillipe Ndiaye & sister.Assylum camp Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire. Dear respectful,Going by the fact that we have not met before, nor have a former contact with you, permit me using this medium to inform you our desire of going into business relationship with you. To introduce ourselves, we are the children (only son and daughter) of Late Chief & Mrs Thomas Ndiaye of Bouake district of Coted'Ivoire. Purpose of contact:Our parents, late Chief & Mrs. Thomas Ndiaye were very wealthy Cocoa / Ivory marchant based in Abidjan, capital of Cote d'Ivoire, but recently, on their return from a business trip in Bangkok, they were attacked by some unknown assassins. Unfortunately our mother died instantly while our father was taken to a specialist hospital where he died six days after, and before he (my father) finally gave up ghost, he called me on his bed-side (as his only son) and disclosed to me confidentially about US$12,500,000.00 fund deposit he has in one of the banks in Abidjan city with the aim to transfer the money abroad to a foreign business partner (unidentified) for a joint business establishment abroad.My father also revealed to me that it was because of the very money(US$12.5M) his business rivals masterminded his assasination, thereby urged me with urgency to go to his personal underground safe in our family Villa to collect all documents covering the deposit and quickly look for a trustworthy & God-fearing foreigner to serve as a guardian/our investor abroad to assist us transfer the money over to his country for establishment on any business of our choice for our future welfare. Now, the funeral of our late parents is over and we have choosing you with confidence to be our foreign business partner, hereby requesting your assistance to transfer this very money into your foreign bank account in order to enable us come over there in your country for business establishment there. On your acceptance to help us, bear it in mind that 12.5% out of the total amount will be used to compensate you, while an addition of 5% will be added to you for you to cover-up any expenses you might incur on the process, therefore, on your acceptance to assist us, endeavour to email us your reply immediately. As a result we will like to have the following details from you:-1). your full name and present address.2). your telephone and fax number if any.3). a promise, not to disappoint/betray us as soon as the money enter in your account. Thanks, as we are looking anxiouly forward to your e-mail.Phillipe & sister.
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