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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: "Raph Larry" <raphlarry1980@sify.com>
Reply-To: raphlarry@hotmail.fr
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:39:31 +0100
Subject: WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE


WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE
FROM:RAPH LARRY
RUE 10, AVENUE I4
LOT 88, COCODY COTONU.
Benin Republic

My chosen Partner,

Compliment of the season,Permit me to inform you of my desire of going
into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a
surprise, since we have not known or written before.

Introducing my self , I am Raph Larry 20 years of age also the only son
of the late Chief and Mrs Robert Larry, My father was a gold and cocoa
merchant based in Accra, Ghana and Cotonu ( Benin Republic ) Our Mother
died long ago when she was about to delivered my most junior sister
Chantal, she is 17 years old as of today, based that we lost our mother so
early our father took us so special, we are only two, I and Chantal my
only sister.


My father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their
business trips. Before the death of my father on 27th February 2005 in a
private hospital here in Benin Republic.

He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of
USD$12.5M ( Twelve Million five hundred thousand U.S), deposited in Bank
in ( Benin Republic, that he used my name as his beloved son for the next
of kin in depositing the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use
it for investment purpose such as expansion of his existing cocoa business
and real estate management overseas.

I have make an arrangement with the Local bank manager here on how best to
transfer this money to overseas please, I am humbly seeeking your
assistance in the following ways.


1)-To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am
still in the secoundary school with my junior sisters.

2)-To help me to invest this money in a good business
in your country.

3)- To assist me in providing an account of yours
where this fund can quietly be transferred into.


4)- To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to futher my education and to help me secure a
residential permit in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/ Input after the successful transfer of this fund into
your nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to offset any
expenses you may incure.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I
believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest
possible time if you signify interest to assist me.

Thanks and God bless.
you can contact me with my private e-mail for more informations
raphrobertlarry4@yahoo.co.jp

Yours sincerely
RAPH LARRY









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