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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: Samson Bouesso <samsonbouesso123@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:21:38 -0600 (CST)
Subject: FROM : SAMSON AND SISTER

FROM : SAMSON AND SISTER

ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE.

WEST AFRICA.



MY DEAR,



MY NAME IS (SAMSON BOUESSO) NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE. I AM A

STUDENT,I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK HE DIED DRURING THE

POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY.MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE

DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. MY MOTHER ALSO DIED

AFFER FOUR YEARS LATTER. I HAVE ONE YOUNGER SISTER (PEACE

BOUESSO) WE ARE LEAVING IN COTE D'IVOIRE SINCE PAST SIX MONTHS.



IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE YOU FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL

NOT BETRAY US.MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOME OF MONEY WHICH

HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE BANK HERE WHEN HE WAS ALIFE. IN FACT IN A

BRIFE INTRODUTION ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN

I HEAR FROM YOU. THE MONEY

IN QUESTION IS US($10,500,000) TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND

UNITED

STATES DOLLARS )NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL

RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS / HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT.



HOWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN

HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE WE

ARE INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS,THAT'S THE REASON WHY

WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE

DEPOSIT MAY BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION.WE REALLY NEED

TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO ABROAD.



I AND MY YUNGER SISTER(PEACE) HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU 15% OF

THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD

PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOUR GEUNUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE

YOU AS A PARTNER.



SORRY I AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THAT THIS

IS MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT IS INHERITACE AND LAST

HOPE.



SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OF ACTION.

AFRICA IS



NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY. PLEASE REPLY US THROUGH THIS

EMAIL ADDRESS(samsonbouesso123@yahoo.co.uk) SO THAT MY YUNGER

SISTER

PEACE CAN

HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR MAILS AS WELL.



OUR BEST REGARDS.

SAMSON AND SISTER.

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