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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: "Sonia O. Peter" <sonia_olumide2005@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: miss.sonia1989@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:51:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Sonia and Peter Olumide

From Sonia and Peter Olumide
Block11 kudegra Street
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.

APPEAL FOR AN ASSISTANCE


Dearest One,
Good day , I am my younger brother are sinncerely seeking for your help, this however is not mandatory nor do we in any manner compel you to honour against your will, we are a native of Sierra Leone living in Abijan Cote'd ivoire since our late father died, we need your assistance so dearly,
if you are listening on international news about Africa you might have hear about political crisis that is going on in our country Sierra Leone, My father was a reputable business man during his day he was a Gold marchant.

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously during one of his business trips abroad in Dubai on the 10th Jun 2006. Though his sudden death was linked and suspected to have been masterminded by his business partner who traveled with him, He was poison. But God knows the truth!! our mother
died Serria Leone she died because of cancer and since then my father took us so special. Before his death, he told me that he deposited the sum of Eight million Two hundred thousand America Dollars.(USD$8,200.000) in a foreign Bank account which he declared for me to take care of the fund for
our future and that he deposited the fund in the name of my brother as the next of kin and that the fund must be transferred to a foreign Country account as i will have to appoint a foreign partner that will stand as our appointed beneficiary before the transfer of this Fund

The deposit document which I have in my possession carries the name of my brother as the next of kin on the document. And we really don't know what to do. This is because i have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of Political Crisis in our country. I am 19 years old and my younger brother
peter is still 13 year old and i am under gratuate and i really don't know what to do. Now I want an honest partner overseas who I can trust and transfer this deposit with his or her assistance and after the transaction we will come and resident permanently in your country till such a time that
it will be convenient for us to return back home if we so desire. i want your sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Please allow me to ask you this few question

(1) Can you honestly help me with your heart?
(2) can i completely trust you after this money is transfer to you?.
(3)What percentage will be good for you?.

this transfer can only take us 24hours if we directly reach in contact with my late father's deposited Bank. Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible so that i will inform you more details and how you will contact the Bank on our behalf. Thank you so much and God bless you,
Please reply us direct in this our email:

miss.sonia1989@hotmail.fr

Best Regard
Miss Sonia and Peter Olumide




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