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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: "David Anny" <davidanny@zworg.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:28:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello Dear,




Hello Dear,

I know you don't know me in person, but before anything i will want you to
go through my request and be of good assistance to me, because nothing God
can not do, of which bad people in life has made us not to trust the good
once again.

Before anything, let me tell you about myself. I am David Anny a 18 year
old boy, resident in Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire. Be informed that i am writing
you this mail only to seek for your assistance. In regards to a deposit of
$6,000,000.00 ( Sex Million Dollars ) that was deposited by my late father
Dr. Benjamin Anny, that was working with the United Nation here in
Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire. For your information, there is no risk in this
transaction, the said sum is been deposited in a Bank here in Abidjan-Cote
D'Ivoire in my own name, of which i went to the Bank with all the vital
document's that covers the money. The remittance director of the Bank ask
me to provide my account information where i want them to transfer the
money into.

Furthermore, i will want you to help me as a God fearing person, to
transfer the fund into any of your trust account, so it will enable me to
come over to you in your country and further my education, please your
assistance is needed in this transaction, because i believe with your
assistance the money will be into your account within 14 working days
time. So please if you have make up your mind to assist me in this
transaction try all your best to get back to me, in order for me to give
you the full contact address of the Bank for you to contact with them on
my behalf for onward transfer of the money.

Finally, i will be looking forward to read from you, and please let truth
and honesty be our watch word in this transaction.

Thanks and God bless you as i hope to read from you.

Yours,

David Anny.

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