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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: Miss Barbra Fred <fred_barbra00@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fmissbarbra43@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:53:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please permit me to inform you of my desire of going into a relationship with you



From:Miss Barbra Fred.
58/60 Felix Biogny
Lome-Togo.BP/002348
 
Dear  Friend
 
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into a relationship with you, I got your contact from during my earnest search  for a reliable and God's fearing person whom I can entrust,not only that,but to have you as a good friend. When I got your email I was motivated to go down on my kness and prayed over it,later I was convinced by my instict to mail you.
 
I am Miss Barbra Fred.  the only daughter of CHIEF and MRS BENSON FRED, My father was a very  wealthy cocoa merchant based in Lome, The economic capital of Togo before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business trip. When my mother died on the 21st october 2000,My father took me so special  because I am motherless,Before the death of my father on 29th of march 2002 in a private hospital(CABINET MEDICAL PELAGIE) here in Lome, He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of us$8.700,000 left in an account in a bank here in lome,That he used my name as the next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explain to me that I should seek the assistance of one his foreign business associates to transfer this money and use it for investment purpose especial in the area of real estate management while i further my education.
 
I have already since contacted this bank with regards to this deposit in my name and my intending plan to retransfer the money abroad for investment. The bank managment made me to understand that the transfer can be done upon my ability to locate my father's foreign business following the acceptance contidion and agreement he made with the bank that in case of death, his foreign business assiciate will help and invest the money for me. But i could not locate any of my father's  foreign  Associate as they all left the country(Togo) when my family people preasurized and threaten their life with intention that they poisoned him to death.This making it impossible for me to access the money until i locate any based on the agreement.
 
Dear,I am honourablly seeking your assistance in the following ways (.1)To  help me thereby stand as my Affairs Manager and foreign business associate to my father and transfer this fund from the bank here to your account in your country. Note,all that the bank needs is confirm before they do the transfer is that truly you are a foreigner and not an indigin.They  said they are not going to listen to any local indigin  hence it is contrary the acceptance condition and agreement my father made with bank.
 
(2.)To serve as guardian of this fund since I am a  girl of 22 years, (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education once the money is transferred. Moreover,I am willing to offer you a handsome percentage of the total said amount, but I don't have to run into conclusion without our agreement.I think you have to mail me stating your wish and idea Furthermore,I will be sending to you my Pictures including every DOCUMENTS ascertained from the bank when the money was deposited by my Late Father. You can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven working days I will be anticipating  to hear from you soonest.Please you are advice to reply this mail as soon as possible.

Thanks and God bless you.
 
Best Regards,
Miss Barbra Fred.



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