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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!

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From: "msemma28@cantv.net" <msemma28@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:00:43 -0430
Subject: Assylum Camp Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire Please Reply To Me....

Assylum Camp Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire  Please Reply To  Me.
FROM MISS EMMA NDUKA.
Refugees Camp Phone:+225 07528139.
Please reply to me in this E-Mail: emmanduka2010@centrum.sk

My Dear  Respectful One,
 
We know it might be a surprise to recieve a letter like this from unknown person, with due respect and humility we write you this letter which we believe you would be of great assistance to me and my younger sister we are Miss Emma Nduka/Miss Rose Nduka the two Daughters of late former Director of finance,Chief James Nduka from Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.
 
My late father Chief James Nduka diverted this fund acquired from the overinfluencing of price of sales/purchasing of rawmaterials, now he has deposited the money with  BANK here Abidjan COTE D'IVOIRE BY FIXED DEPOSIT FORM,and he attached a strict clause to the fund in bracket(PAY AS RECEIVED),where we residing under political assylum with my younger sister Rose Nduka who is 17 years old.
 
I am just 28 years old and a university undergraduate which i stoped furthering my studies because of our uncles wickedness,really we don't know what to do now, we want a realable and a trustworthy person overseas who will assist us financially and morally to get this money because it is the only hope of our furture surviving, this is because we have suffered a lot of set backs in our studies as a result of incessant political crisis here in Sierra-Leone,conbined with the humulations and sufferings that we oftenly received from our uncles, honestly the death of our father actually brought sorrow to our life up to this date.
 
We feel pleased contacting you personally with the hope to establish good business relationship that is strongly rooted in truth and the fear of God.
 
We writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of ($27,000.000.00) (Twentyseven Million Dollars) now in the custody of a private bank here in Abidjan,although my father made them to understand that the money belongs to his foreign partner.
 
My father had already made arrangement for his family- my mother, my little sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire with the certificate of deposit he made with a bank here in Abidjan through the aid of UN evacuation team.
 
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 target looted and destroyed.
 
The untimely deaths caused my mother's heart failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital after we must have spent a lot of money on her ending of last year 2007 .
 
Now my 17 years old sister and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help.Without any relation We are now like refugees and orphans.
 
Please we will like you to send to us the following information so that we will submitte it to my local Bank here for the transfer.
 
1. Your Full Name..........................................
2. Your Location:..........................................
3. Your Age:..............................................
4. Your Marital Status:....................................
5. Your Occupation:.......................................
6. Your Address both Home & Office:........................
7. Your Telephone and fax Number for easy communication:........
8. The name of your Bank:..................................
9. Address of your bank:...................................
10.Telephone & Fax of your bank:...........................
11.Your Account Number:....................................
12.The Account Beneficiary's Name:.........................
13.Sort Code, Swift Code etc:..............................
 
Your International passport copy.This is to enable them prepare the evacuation document in your favour as the beneficiary.
 
They want you to confirm your date of  visiting Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, so that we will visit their Bank office together.
 
Now permit us to ask these few questions:
 
1) Are you married?
2) what do you wish we can invest on when I will come to your country.
3) Are you ready to assist me honestly in this transaction?
4) Are there things you want to ask me?
5) I need you to tell me whether you are capable of receiving this
amount or not when transferred?
 
What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?
 
Can you honestly help us as your daughters?
 
Can you help us come over there in your country to live so that we can further our studies?
 
Upon the receipt we will know that you are not going to cheat us when the money get to your account,Then we will send you a text of application to apply for the claim,while i would be here guiding you and giving you more informations you may require.
 
And immediately the money is clear,you will quickly arrange for all my travelling documents so we can meet with you in person.
 
As soon as we receive this Bank detail information, the Bank will be instructed to effect the change of Account to your name as our WILL beneficiary
 
Please consider this and get back to us as soon as possible thruogh this email addrees below for more details: emmanduka2010@centrum.sk and the above telephone number.
 
MISS EMMA NDUKA
Refugees Camp Phone:+225 07528139
E-MAIL: emmanduka2010@centrum.sk

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