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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: Henry Brima <henry_brima@yahoo.co.th>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:12:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: henry and brima


henry and brima
My name is Henry and my Sister name Brima, we are the children of Late General Micheal Sengbe the former Director of millitary inteligence and special acting General Manager of the Sieria Leone Diamond mining coperation( SLDMC ). We are contacting you to seek your good assistance to help us receieve the trunk box that contains $15mUSD,my late father deposited in a Security Company here in Abidjan.
This money is revenues from solid minerals and diamonds sales which were under my fathers possession before the civil war broke out. Following the break out of the war, almost all government offices, co-operations 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 millitary forces who attacked our fathers office, many top government officials and senior army officers were assasinated and our father was a key target because of his very sensitive military possition and appointment in the SLDMC.
Regreatably, our father was captured and murdered along with his 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. Our 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 a trunk box that contains $15mUSD in Security Company which he made from diamond sales and contracts here in Ivory Coast and that we should pray and find a trust worthy person that will stand as our guardian that will help us receive the trunk box and help us to invest it in a profitable business ventures in his/her country.
She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ivory Coast and then settle down abroad. She gave us the deposit Certificate our late father used for depositing trunk box as family valuables.And also my late father used my name as the only son as the next of kin.
My mother died after wards. May her spirit rest in perfect peace. I have gone to the Security Company to make inquires about the trunk box that contains USD$15m and I spoke with the director of the Security Company who assured me that everything is intact and promised to help us deleiver this trunk box to our family guardian as soon as his/her contact them.
However, the director of the Security Company is very concerned because of our age. I am 19 years why my younger sister is 16 years and as such advised that we should look for a capable person that will stand as our guardian at the Security Company.
If you are willing to assist us, please let us know immediately so that we will give you the contact of the Security Company where my late father deposited the trunk box. Please note that we will offer you 15% of the total money as compensation for your noble assistance in accordiance with my mothers advise. I am interested in any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your country and you would also get a school for me, my little sister so that we can finish our college education.
We are hoping to hear your urgent response.
 
Reply me with my private email: henry_brima@hotmail.com
 
Yours Sincerely,
Henry and Brima.



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