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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: "Hillary Anoh" <hillanoh4@gala.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:40:41 +0000
Subject: FROM HILLARY ANOH


FROM HILLARY ANOH
ABIDJAN 01 BP 2233
COTE D'IVOIRE

Dearest one,

Compliments of the day.

My interest to contact you is basically to establish a long mutual business
relationship with you. Am sorry should this offend you hence I intrude into
your privacy which might cause a sort of inconveniences to you since we have
not meet before.

I am Hillary Anoh the only son of his A paramount Leader Chief Haruma Anoh
(Now Late) My Father was the Head of the Community,that produce the largest
Gold & Diamond for export in Sierra Leone. My Community produces 5.8% of the
total Gold and diamonds mining in Sierra Leone and 00.1% of the Dollars
value of each kilo weight is paid as econological compensation which my
father is incharge. My father was also the Minister of land and mines, there
he made a huge amount of money with his position.The total amount is
US$11.3{Eleven Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only}.This money
originated from the accumulated interest associated from the community
payback. But due to political instability in Sierra Leone as a result of
past Military regime, my father deposited the funds in a bank in Abidjan
Cote d'Ivoire.

Before my father died,he called my attention to this money as his only son
to inherit his wealth and told me to look for a foreign Investor to assist
me invest the money in a good project abroad, Since then, things weren't the
same as the money remained unclaimed hence an arrangement have been
concluded according to my late father to transfer the money to his investors
bank account for real estates project.

Base on traditions/Customs,my community want to crown me as next kin,but my
problem is I dont went to take over the Throne because of some certain
tradition/ceremony and their fetish believe which I will not like to partake
because of my Christain beleive and faith.base on this Matter, I run out of
my community to sojourn in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire to make arrangment on how
to transfer this money out for further investment.

Therefore, I seized this opportunity to seek for your help to assist me in
all manner of expression and claim the fund to enable me achieve my
investment desire and save my life from bad egg of my community Moreover, am
willing to offer you 15% of the sum as compensation for your kindness as
soon as the money is transfered to your bank account on our behalf while 1%
is for all your expenses incurred etc.

Hoping to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God Bless.
Best regards
Hillary Anoh

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