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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: Peter Taboh <petertaboh004@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: petertaboh002@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:17:31 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Dear


Dear

My name is Peter Taboh, 20 years old from Dafur, Sudan now under United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) asylum protection in Ivory coast with my junior sister, Ruth because of the war in our country.


Our father was killed along side our mother by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) rebel group during a raid in our father's officail resident and his properties were totally destroyed. We were fortunate we were not at home during the raid that was how we escaped being killed, after our parent death we went to be with our father only brother who turned hostile because of some undisclosed assests of father intrusted in him as our father was in active service when the
incedent occured. Our father's brother wanted me to join the armed forces in our country which a suspect was a way to get killed so that he could take over the remains of our father's assests without question. He saw me as a future threat and wated me dead at all cost which forced us out of our country for this place. Our father as if he new about his death confided in us two weeks before his death about a money deposit he made with a Security Management company here in abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. All the information about the deposit was given to us and attestation agreement our father made with the Security Management company. Because of his position in the government and to prevent investigation on his frequent trips outside our country. Our late father concealed the(US$13.8M)Million U.S Dollars into a special made box and deposited it as personal effect meant for his oversee associates.

Our late father had told us that the money was proceed he got when he assisted an India company gain an oil service contract from Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC). He told us about this on the last discusion with had together with him and our mother. This information was never disclosed to any other person . Our father has intended to retire from service and go into private business using this fund as his capital money before death came his way. Now, We would appreciate you to represent us in claiming the money and
also help invest it in profitable business venture since we have limited knowledge in business and you will also make residential arrangement for us in your country. We need your friendship and trust to start live again and put our horrible past behind us.


We will compensate you with 18% of the money if you help us facilitate the claim of the money from the holding company. You are only acting as an associate of our late father inorder for the holding company release the deposit to you.I have the hope that you will be touched by our plights and the hardship that we has passed through since the demise of our parent and
grant us the assistant that we need from you. I plead to stop here while waiting to hear from you,

Peter and Ruth Taboh


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