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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:51:38 +0200
Subject: FROM OSSY AND LINDA WILLIAMS.


>FROM OSSY AND LINDA WILLIAMS.
>Avenu 12 Reu 47 ABIDJAN
>DANANI REFUGEE CAMP, ABIDJAN
>REPUBLIC OF COTE-D'IVOIRE

>Dearest One,

>My name is OSSY WILLIAMS and my Sister's name LINDA we are the children of
Late General BENSON WILLIAMS the former Director of military inteligence
and special acting General Manager of Sieria Leone Diamond mining
coperation( SLDMC ). I am contacting you to seek your good assistance to
transfer and invest Five million seven hundred and twenty thousand united
state dollars ($5,720,000.00) belonging to my late father which is
deposited in a bank here in Abidjan. This money is revenues from solid
minirals and dimonds sale which were under my fathers possession before the
civil war broke out. Following the break out of the war, almost all
government offices,coperations and parastatals were attacked and
vandalized.

>The SLDMC was loothed and burnt down to ashes, and diamonds worth millions
of dollars was stolen by the rebel military forces who attacked my fathers
office. Many top government officials and senior army officers were
assasinated and my father was a key target because of his very sensitive
military possition and appointment in the SLDMC.Regreatably, my father was
captured and murdered along with half brother in cool blood during a mid-
night rebel shoot-out when our official residence in freetown was armbushed
by Fordey Sanko the notorious rebel leader. My mother sustainded very sever
bullet injuries which resulted to her untimely and painful death in a
private hospital here in Ivory Coast.

>Now we are alone in a totally strange country without parents, relatives
or any body to care for us at our tender ages. Before our mother died, she
told us that our father deposited some money which he made from diamond
sales and deposited it in a bank here in Ivory Coast and that we should
pray and find a trust worthy foreign business partner who will help us to
transfer and invest this money in profitable business venture overseas.

>She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ivory Coast with our
cousin brother-Arthur who is here in the camp with us and, then settle down
abroad. She gave us the bank document to prove the deposit and then told us
that my father used my name as the only son to deposit the money in the
bank. She told us that this is the reason why we came to Ivory Coast. My
mother died after wards. May her spirit rest in perfect peace.

>I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this money and I spoke with
the Manager of International remittance who assured me that everything is
intact and promised to help me transfer this money to my foreign partners
bank account as soon as I provide my partners foreign bank account for
them. However, the manager is very concerned because of my age. I am 19
years old and as such advised that I should look for a matured person that
will represent me at the bank.

>If you are willing to assist us, please let us know immediately so that
you will arrange the transfer of the money to your account with the
bank.Please note that we will offer you 20% of the total money as
compensation for your noble assistance in accodiance with my mothers
advise. We are interested in any profitable commercial venture which you
consider very good in your country and you would also get a school for me
and my little sister and cousin so that we can finish our college education
in your country.

>Please there is urgent need for the money to be transferred to your
account and I am hoping to hear your urgent response so that I can not look
for another foreign partner.

>Thank you and may God bless you and your dear family.

>Yours sincerely

>OSSY / LINDA WILLIAMS.


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