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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: "rihana_yaro@cantv.net" <rihana_yaro@cantv.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:22:06 -0430
Subject: DEAREST RESPECTFULL ONE

FROM MADAM RIHANA YARO
14 BP 370 ABIDJAN 14 COTE D'IVOIRE.
REFUGEE CAMP ABIDJAN COTE IVOIRE .
TELL:+22566588086
EMAIL:rihanayaro@yahoo.co.jp
EMAIL:rihahana_yar o@cantv.net
 
Dear Sir /Madam ,

I am  madam  Rihana Yaro  i am the wife  of late king Dannis Yaro from Sierra Leone. I got your contact from the chember of comerce here in ABIDJAN.Sir, My sources of your contact gave me and my only son  the courage and confidence to realy on you.

I am  writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer my  cash of twenty one million eight hundred thousand dollars($21,800,000)  now in the Bank overseas to your private account pending our arrival to your country for investment purpose.

SOURCE OF THE MONEY my late husband , King Dannis Yaro , a native of mende district in the Northern province of Sierra Leone, was the general Manager of Sierra Leone mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my Husband. This money was the income accrued from mining co-operation's over draft and minor sales.

Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed our country if you are current on BBC OR CNN , following the forceful removal from power of the Civilian Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels.

My  late husband  had already made arrangement for his family, i and my only Son and to be evacuated to  Cote d' Ivoire with our personal effects and the documents of   money left in the bank .
 
My late husband  deposited the money in the bank  for the safe custody until after the war when he will join us. During the war in my  country, and following the indiscriminate looting of public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the sierra Leone mining coop, Was one of the targets looted and destroyed.
 
My late husband  including other top Government functionaries Were attacked and kille by the rebels because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, As a resul of my late husband death, and with the news of his best friend involvement in air crash in January, dashed my  hope of survival.
 
The untimely deaths caused my Douathger heart failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital After we must have spent alot of money on her.
 
Now , I and my only son are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help.Without any relation, We are now like refugees. My  only hope now is in you and this money  which my  late hosband  deposited in the bank for investment in  oversease.
 
To this effect, we humbly solicit your assistance in the following ways.

To assist us claim this money from the bank  as a family foreign partner/beneficiary.
To transfer this money in your name to your account in your country , for investment
 
To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you will take good care of me and my only Son.

1)Your full names
2) Your full banking account details and the address of your bank too where the money could be transfer into.
3) Your present  house or companies  address.
4 )Your telephone & Fax numbers.
5) Your Occupations/age/sex.
6 ) Your Private Email Address.
7)  Home Equity (Yes or N
 8) To secure a nice place  for us in your country for us to stay and spend all the rest of our life And to make arrangement for our travel with you to your country after you have transferred this money into your norminated account .
 
The whole documents issued to my  late husband  after depositing the money is with me  which i will send all to you as soon as you promise to help me and my son with all your sincere mind .
Please if you are not intrested to help me with your sincere mind, don't reply.
 
I  am waiting anxiously for your urgent response
Thanks and God bless you.
My  Best regard.
Madam Rihana Yaro Son.

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