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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: zarima_siaka siaka <zarima_siaka@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:10:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dearest one please give me your respond now


My Dearest one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business relationship with you, l got your contact
through a good citizen of your country l met in my country as the
somalia Crisis was going on . He made me to know that you are
somebody someone can trust. Although, it is a pity
that, that your country citizen later died in the war in somalia.


To be briefly, I am MISS ZARIMA SIAKA the daughter of late Mrs and Mrs AYUBA SIAKA from the Republic Somalia , my father was a big time timber dealer based and lived in Abidjan the economic capital of
Cote d' Ivoire ,he was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their business trip in
Kenya .

I lost my mother on the 21ST October 1992 when l was
12 years old my father took me so special because l am
motherless. before the death of my Father on 29th
January 2003 in a private hospital here Abidjan after
four days at the hospital , he secretly called me on
his bedside and told me that he has the sum of
US$11.4.000.( ELEVEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
deposited in a suspense account with National credit Bank
here in Abidjan.

He further told me that this deposit was indicated in his written‘ WILL’ and all legal documents covering the deposit are intact with his personal lawyer .
On the 17th of oct,2003 I wrote to the lawyer and he
ask me to come down to Cote D’ Ivoire for the claim of
the fund in the bank. Due to my late father advise
before he gave up , that l should seek for a GOD
fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice
where l will transfer this money and use it for proper
investment purpose with my younger sister Kujarat .
Sir, l am honourable seeking your assistance in the
following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account where this fund will be
transfer to.
(2) To serve as our guardian to this fund since l and
my sister are still young and inexperience.
( 3 ) To make arrangement for us to come over to your
country in order to further our education and to
secure a residential permit for us in your country
after you confirm the fund in your account .
(4) To assist us look for a lucrative business where
this fund will be invested .

Moreover sir, l and my sister mary is willing to
offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort /input after the successful transfer of
this fund to your account in overseas.
Finally, please indicate your interest to assist us as
you receive this letter.

I Will be flying to Cote D’ Ivoire with my sister upon
the receipt of this letter and l will forward to you
my first and second pages of my international
passport for more identification.
I await to receive your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully AND

FROM YOUR'S BEST REGARDS,
MISS ZARIMA SIAKA



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