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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: "Pius Ndanema" <pius_shirley@curacao.nl>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:40:17 +0200
Subject: From Pius And Sister


(contacts us
at:pius_shirley2@ubbi.com)

Greeting's to You,

My name is Pius and my Sister's name Shirley we are the children of Late
General Micheal Ndanema the former Director of millitary inteligence and special
acting General Manager of the Sieria Leone Diamond mining coperation( SLDMC ).
We are contacting you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest (USD
15 million)belonging to our late father which is deposited in a bank here in
Abidjan. This money is revenues from solid minerals and diamonds sales which
were under my fathers possession before the civil war broke out. Following the
break out of the war, almost all government offices, coperations and parastatals
were attacked and vandalized.

The SLDMC was loothed and burnt down to ashes, and diamonds worth millions of
dollars was stolen by the rebbel millitary forces who attacked our fathers
office, many top government officials and senior army officers were assasinated
and our father was a key target because of his very sensitive military possition
and appointment in the SLDMC. Regreatably, our father was captured and murdered
along with his brother in cool blood during a mid-night rebbel shoot-out when
our official residence in freetown was armbushed by Fordey Sanko the notorious
rebel leader. Our mother sustainded very sever bullet injuries which resulted to
her untimely and painful death in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast.

Now we are alone in a totally strange country without parents, relatives or any
body to care for us at our tender ages. Before our mother died, she told us that
our father deposited some money which he made from diamond sales and contracts
in a bank here in Ivory Coast and that we should pray and find a trust worthy
foreign business partner who would help us to transfer and invest this money in
profitable business venture overseas. She told us to do this quickly so that
we can leave Ivory Coast and then settle down abroad. She gave us the bank
document to prove the deposit and then told us that our father used my name as
the only son to deposit the money in the bank. She told us that this is the
reason why we came to Ivory Coast. My mother died after wards. May her spirit
rest in perfect peace.

I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this money and I spoke with the
Manager of International remittance who assured me that everything is intact and
promised to help us transfer this money to my fathers foreign partners bank
account as soon as we provide our fathers partners foreign bank account for
them. However, the manager is very concerned because of our age. I am 19 years
why my younger sister is 16 years and as such advised that we should look for a
matured person that will represent me at the bank.

If you are willing to assist us, please let us know immediately so that you will
arrange the transfer of the money to your account with the bank. Please note
that we will offer you 15% of the total money as compensation for your noble
assistance in accordiance with my mothers advise. I am interested in any
profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your country and
you would also get a school for me, my little sister so that we can finish our
college education. We are hoping to hear your urgent response.

Thank you and may God bless you and your dear family.

Pius and shirley Ndanema.
(contacts us at:pius_shirley2@ubbi.com)

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