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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: Mrs Tissa Baconey <mrstb17@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <anthony_tamin22@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:25:31 +0100
Subject: We need your attention Please.



We need your attention Please.
From Anthony & Juliet Tamin.Asylum Camp Abidjan.
Ivory Coast West Africa. THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE. Dear One,
I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliable person/company for partnership investments overseas, Permit us to inform you that after reading your information we believed that you will not expose or betray the trust and confidence we are about to establish with you. We have decided to contact you with greatest delight and personal respect. My name is Anthony 22 year and Juliet Tamin 18 year, the children’s of LATE CHEIF MICHAEL U. TAMIN former Director of finance Sierra-Leone DIAMOND. who was assassinated by the R.U.F rebels during his visit to our village.We inherited a total sum of (US$ 15.500.000 FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HOUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS). From my late beloved father as the next of kin to my family. This money which is deposited with a bank here in Abidjan under a special arrangements as deposited on behalf of a foreign partner.

Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the deposit of the funds from the bank and as faith may have it everything was very intact and ready to be transferred with any account we will proved as the next of kin. We need your assistance to help us move this fund out for investment in your country as we can not invest here due to its nearness to our country and the war still going on there. We ask you to scout for a valuable and lucrative business, so that we can invest wisely. We have in mind to give you 15% of the total sum of US $15.5. Million and 5 % for any expenses which you will make in course of this transaction, fax messages, phone calls.
As things stand right now, unfortunately our mother died for hypertension three month ago here in Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan and left me and my younger Sister. We need your assistance to help us move this fund out for investment in your country. After discussing with the bank about the transfer, they are demanding for the following requirements below for the transferring the money into any account since it is on the agreement that any account provided by us will the bank transfer the money. 1) Bank Name,2) Account Number,3) Bank address, telephone and fax number,4) Your name and address as the beneficiary including your private telephone and fax numbers.5) Your age and occupation.6) Marital status. Please. all of these requirements are urgently needed as it will enable us to establish a stronger business relationship with you hence we will like you to be the general overseer of the investment there after the transfer of the money into your account.
Please all of these are what you will consider in your mind how faithfully you will be to us over this transaction, because this is the only inheritance that we inherit frommy late father in other to live. Please this is an urgent letter, may the almighty God bless you as you will come in to rescue us. Waiting for your urgent response.Yours Sincerely.From Anthony & Juliet Tamin.
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