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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: Eduardo Gorge <eduardo_gorge59@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: eduardo_gorge008@hotmail.fr
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:08:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From:Eduardo Gorge.


From:Eduardo Gorge.
Hello dear,
How are you today and your business,my name is Mr.Eduardo Gorge I was once the Personal Assistant to the former Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau Mr. Carlos Gomes Junior,It is my pleasure to propose to you this business Transaction which I know will profit both of us.

On The 15th day of December 2006,I was giving a certificate of Deposit by Mr. Carlos Gomes Junior to meet A Business man Who is a supplier Of Armmunition from Eastern Europe name Mr.Andolov, He said That I should Meet him Abidjan,The Administrative capital Of CoteDivoire and take him to a secret Security Company where a trunk Box Containing Cash money was deposited in the name of Mr.Carlos Gomes Junior.

My boss,Mr. Carlos Gomes Junior the Former Prime Minister real intentions of depositing that money in a trunk box is to use it to front Rebels that will tople the Present democratic Government.When i looked at the whole situation and consequencies that will follow which would be fatal to the Nation,i said NO, I WILL NEVER support the rape of Democracy.

When I reached Abidjan CoteDivoire, I call my former boss Mr. Carlos Gomes Junior on phone and told him that on my way to lodge in a hotel in the metropolis in Abidjan I was attacked by thieves and i lost the documents to them.And The security company refused to release the consignment to me for lack of documents to prove the ownership of the consignment.Therefore we should present the Certificate Of Deposit get the consignment released to us or forget about the consignment.

Then My former boss ordered Mr.Andolov to go back to his country and myself to come back to Guinea Bissau i said NO,that i like to stay in Abidjan CoteDivoire seek for job and stay.My boss knew that some times i used tell him mildly that some of his ideas i dont like them so he must know that i can not support his ideas,so there is a little suspiscion in his mind that i didnt lost the documents,and thats why i decided to stay in Abidjan..
Iam very sorry to stretch you so long with this news ,but a bad man my boss is ,By January 2007 he has succeeded in Killing the former Navy Commander Mohamed Mr.Lamine Sanha who held an Important post in the Present Democratic Government.And The news reaching me said That he is now taking refugee at the United Nations Compound in Bissau our countrys capital.You click on this website for confirmations:
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:UHcZhDKq6P0J:www.irinnews.org/report.as
px%3FReportId%3D64338+Mohammed+Lamine+Sanha&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1

When I discovered this development i now said he has met his waterloo because of his unending greedness,wickedness and selfish interest,that is why i have decided to ask you to come and act as his Partner as written in the agreement which I have here with me,the agreement said among other things and I quote "In The Absent Of The Depositors Presence The Consignment Will Be released to Foreign His Partner Alone" so you can also be his Partner as there is no Specificic of a person or address mentioned in the agreement.Please come sign out the consignment and invest the money in any profitable venture instead of using the money to purchase Ammunition that will be used to kill Innocent People in order to achieve selfish Interest.

Iam waiting for your Urgent Reply and dont hesitate to ask me any question
where you did not understand me.And I want to emphasize here that i will take 55% of the toatl fund while you will take 45% And there is no rsik involved,The amount of money Inside the consignment is One hundred And Twenty Five Millon United States Dollars(125.000.000.00Million usd).

Please It is very Very Important for you to reply me through this email address:eduardo_gorge008@hotmail.fr
Kindest Regard
Eduardo Gorge

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