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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Franklyn Asika" <frank2asika@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:01:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: KINDLY BEAR WITH ME



GOOD DAY,
DEAR ONE, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ACQUAINT YOU WITH THIS PROPOSAL OF INVES=
TMENT IN YOUR COMPANY/COUNTRY I AM FRANKLYN THE SON OF LATE MR JOB P AS=
IKA, WHO WAS A RE-KNOWN DIAMOND MERCHANT FROM SIERRALEONE.

I IHERITED THE SUM OF EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES=
DOLLARS (8.5 MILLION US DOLLARS)FORTUNE FROM MY LATE FATHER, AND I INT=
END TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY .I AM PRESENTLY HERE IN ABIDJA=
N COTE D=92IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) WITH MY JUNIOR SISTER SEEKING FOR RELIA=
BLE AND TRUSTWORTHY INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY WHOM THIS MONEY COULD BE TRAN=
SFERRED TO PRIVATE/COMPANY ACCOUNT FOR SAFEKEEPING UNTIL WHEN WE EVENTU=
ALLY GET OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO COMMENCE ON THE INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND=
OUR EDUCATION.

BASE ON OUR LOW KNOWLEDGE IN THE BSUINESS FIELD, WE ACTUALLY NEED YOUR =
ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING AND INVESTING THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY.YOU=
R EFFORTS IN ASSISTING US WOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED.

BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY IN MY COUNTRY AND ALS=
O MY FAMILY RELATIVES WANT TO KILL US AND CLAIM OUR INHERITANCE AFTER C=
LAIM ALL OF OUR LATE FAHER PROPERTY AND ALL THAT IS LEFT IS THE MONEY D=
EPOSITED IN THE BANK MY SISTER AND I HAVE DECIDED TO PUSH OVER THIS MON=
EY FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY .WE DEMAND YOUR ABSOLUTE HONESTY AND =
SINCERITY IN GETTING THIS MONEY SAVE AND WELL GUIDED WHEN REMITTED ABRO=
AD FOR ANY CHOICE OF BUSINESS THAT YOU MAY COME UP TO THAT IS MOST VIAB=
LE AND PROFIT ORIENTED.YOUR INDIGENOUS ASSIATANCE IS THEREFORE HIGHLYSO=
LICITED AND WE COUNT ON YOU TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY.

ON COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSACTION IN GETTING THIS MONEY WELL SECURED AN=
D GUIDED WHEN REMITTED ABROAD, AND YOUR INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE WE WILL E=
QUIRE IN SECURING A GOOD INVESTMENT BASE WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE INVES=
TED PROPERLY, WE WILL HANDSOMELY LET YOU HAVE 10% OF THE TOTAL MONEY,FO=
R YOUR ASSISTANCE RENDERED TO US.

THE FAMILY HOPES THAT YOU WILL ACCEPT TO RENDER THIS ASSISTANCE TO US A=
ND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD FOR A FRUITFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AS SOON =
AS THIS TRANSACTION IS PERFECTLY DONE.

SINCERELY.
FRANKLYN AND RUTH ASIKA.


Un 2007 de Ins=F3lito, Deporte, Cine o Belleza... =A1Feliz Navidad! htt=
p://pan.starmedia.com/especiales/navidad07/portada/index.html

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