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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: "princess princessgenevincent" <princess.gene.vincet80@me.by>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:33:48 -0700
Subject: Dear Your Respond Urgently


Dear Good Friend,



My name is Princess Gene Vincent, 23years old girl, And the only survival
of my late parents Mr.and Mrs Williams Diata. My father was a highly
reputable bussinness magnet-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital
of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away
mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on
12th.November 2005.


Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to be carried out by
one of his brother who also accompanied him and his secretary on that Trip,
But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 8 years old, and
since then my father took me so special.


Before the death of my Father on November 12th 2005 he called the secretary
who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he has the sum of
Fifteen Milion Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.(USD$15.5.000
000) left in a Bank Security Company, Which he deposited in one Prime
Security Company here in Cotonou Benin Republic, but the Security Company
didn't know the content as money, because it was registered as family
valuables personal for security reasons.


And he made the secretary to understand that it was because of this wealth
that make his Brothers to be against him, That I should seek for a foreign
partner abroad, who will help me to retreive that fund, and ship it direct
to his or her country, and also to travel along with him or her because my
life is in danger as soon as his Brothers find out about that money in the
Bank Security Compnay.


My dear, I am just 23 years old and a Secondary School Leaver and really
don't know what to do, because I have suffered a lot of set backs, as a
result of incessant political crisis there in Ivory coast before I came
down to Cotonou Here In Benin Republic through the help of my late father's
secretary who accompanied me to trace out the Bank secvurity company where
this money is in deposit.


Coupled that I have been chased out of my Father's House, all because I
don't want to tell his Brothers any thing about my Fathers Wealth which they
have plan to take over from me and hand me over to an early marriage again
my wish and choice as often pepetrated on African ladies for greedy of
wealth duely supported by some forms of African barbarick
culture,traditions,customs and believes that a woman has no right to family
inheritance and oppose to true Christian religion and equal human, I see why
my relatives gready quickened the death of my late father because he has no
son survivor heir apparent to his wealth,all because I am still a small
girl, Dearest Beloved, I am in dire sincere desire of your humble
assistance in this regards.


Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded, I want you to assist
me retreived this money out from the Bank Security Company's Custody, and
have it moved to your direct to your Country, And as soon as you receive it,
You have to ma ke up your mind to make immediate arrangements for me to
come over to your Country in order to continue and finish my Education and
also to invest that money into good Bussines venture of your choice where
you can be able to manage and govern this money properly in a good
relationship with me.


I will be waiting for your urgent reply and also to know how much you will
like to be your own % after the success in geting the money received into
your safer custody there in your Country.


Please dear, if you find this mail offensive, please ignore it and accept my
appology, Thanks once again, and may God almighty bless you and your Family,
May you get back to me declaring your interest to help me as soon as you
read this message, so that I will send to you the contact of the Bank
Security company and the contact persons you have to contact to work out
this money release and transfer to you,And note I have the legal documents
to back up your claim over this fund and will be ready to release it to you
when the time comes so you do not have to fear or worry about anything as
this is entirely legitimate and nobody is going to ask you queries or
questioning of any kind as I am here to even back you up personally as the
only next of kin survivour of my late father.


So let me have your details as thus: Your Direct contact Telephone/Mobile
line,Age,Marrital Status,Occupation,Present residential Address and any form
of your Identification And also assure me you will take me just the way I am
and as you accept yourself.
Thanks till I hear from you, Yours Beloved,
Princess Gene Vincent
I look forward hearing from you soonest through my personal email address:
princessgenevincent@yahoo.fr for more clearifications.

Regards.
Yours sincerely,
Princess Gene Vincent For The Family.

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