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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: <john_peters02@centrum.cz>
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:16:59 +0100
Subject: From Mr John Peters.


From Mr John Peters.
computer manager Co-opec bank
Address :- 10052 kissy Avenue, Marcory Ramblais,
Cote D; Ivoire; Abidjan
West Africa
Email, john_peters96yahoo.fr
Attn Sir,
                      You may be surprised to receive this mail from me bear with me in the first place, I am Mr John Peters, the computer manager
(Coopec-Bank) here in Abidjan, Cote D' Ivoire. it happen that i came across
your email as I was searching for reliable person like you as a partner to
pull this money from our Bank as directed by the Bank Manager.
In order to avoid much talk I felt that you are a trust worlth person and
you can be able to handle this bank deal ; I am here by infroming you
about this fund deposited with (Coopec-Bank) here in Abidjan, the sum of
$16.550.000.00 (sixteen million; five hundred and fifty Thousand Dollars)
doeposited by an investor whos name is be with held for now, whom lost
his life on a Plane Crash of the union Transport Aficaines Flight Boeing 727
in Cotonou; Benin Republic on the 25, of December, 2003.
I am making this known to you dou I have not met with you before but I
believe one has to risk confiding in succeed some times in life. I will to
push these money to you there in your country or anywhere safe enough
outside Africa for security and political reasons. you should stand and
claim these fund from the bank , It will be transfer into your personal
account; i will notify the bank manager as soon that i hear from you;
I will furnish you with the details and necessary procedures with which to
make the transfer progress by informing you all the document you need for
this transaction, we will be pleased to offer to you 25% after a
successful transaction. as well guaranteing you that this transaction will
be executed under a legitmate arrgreement that will protect us from any
breach of the law; what i requrie from you is your honest co-operation to
enble us see this transations to his logical conclusion and get our aims
over this transfer ; ok ;
Note pleaset if you are honest, we will work together, In case you don't
accept please do not let me out to a media as I am giving you this
information in total trust and confidence I will greatly appreciate if you
accept my proposal in good faith. am waiting for your qick respons .

Thanks and God Bless,

Yours In Service,
Mr John Peters.



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