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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: george harris <georgeharris@ubbi.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:47:00 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved!!!!!!!!!




From George Harris
20 Rue Avenue, BP 102, cocody,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Email:george18harris@gmail.com [http://us.mc560.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose=3F=
to=3Dgeorge18harris@gmail.com]
Phone;+22507515501=20
26:02:09.=20
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Dear Beloved,=20
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My name is George Harris, I am 18years and i am from from Sierra Leone. i =
am an orphan being that i lost my mother at a very tender age and my fathe=
r Dr. William Tim Harris who was serving as director of the Cocoa exportin=
g board in Abidj an, Ivory Coast until his death, He died on the 1st Octob=
er (2004) by some undisclosed people who i greatly suspect to be his busin=
ess associates through food poison. Before the death of my father, he depo=
site d the sum of $12M USA Dollars in a Bank / Finance House and he left a=
n instruction that the money is stri ctly for investments a board and be g=
iven to me when i am up to 25 years or above because it is an agreement th=
a t my late father signed with the bank and used me as his next of kin bec=
ause am his only child.=20
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Because of the hostile behaviour of my fathers bro thers, and there consta=
nt threats to kill me, i had to run away , and it was on these situation t=
hat i contacted you .My father's brot hers have taken my father's car, and=
our house and because the my elders, there was nothing i could do than to=
run for my dear life because i did not want them to also take the fund de=
posit documents .i decided to make haste to see that these mon ey is trans=
ferred to your account in your country so that i can leave these country b=
efore something bad happens to me.
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I want you to do me a favour to assist me transfer the money to your count=
ry as my Guardian a nd Investor, and also you will assist me travel to you=
r country and continue my education. i have plans to do investment i n you=
r country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason f=
o r writing to you.=20
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Please if you are willing to assist me, kindly contact me by replying to m=
y email to you and give me your full name, address, telephone, fax numbers=
and profession, so that i will have more confidence in you and i shall gu=
ive to you the contact of the bank where my father deposited the money and=
also the deposit documents. i have mapped out 65% for myself, 20% f or yo=
ur cordial assistance and 10% for charity homes like the less priviledged =
because that was the vow i made to God and 5% for any expenses incured by =
you in therms of this transaction maybe through telephone calls, sending e=
mails, transportation etc .
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Finally if you have any question as regards this transaction, please dont =
fail to ask me. Please note that th e confidentiality of this transaction =
would be highly appreicated, Please reply as soon as possible. This is my =
private email address: george18harris@gmail.com [http://us.mc560.mail.yaho=
o.com/mc/compose=3Fto=3Dgeorge18harris@gmail.com]
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Thanks and God bles s you.
George Harris


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