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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: JULIAN BOGALY <julian.bogaly7@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: julianbogaly@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:46:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Contact






Contact

 

 Mrs Julian Bogaly

 

Dear Sir.

My name is Ms.Julian Bogaly. I am a widow and mother
of a son. Please don't see my letter as embarrassment considering the fact that
we do not know ourselves. I plead with you to be patient with me and give me
audience because I found myself in a situation that I don’t have any option
than to contact you so that you will help me in this problem I found myself, so
I feel very pleased to contact you for mutual relationship and business
assistance .

We are from Guinea. My husband Mr Richard Bogaly was
killed by the military leader captain Dadis Musa Camara  gunmen after he advised him to step down from
power due to political crises in the country,

 

the president who leave power to his colleague after
another coup attempt which almost claim his life also gave order to confiscate
all my late husband  assets including
his  bank accounts,

since my husbands death life has become miserable to
us but we are lucky to have his company 
fixed deposit account of $8.3 million united states dollars outside the
country which I and my son john  has all
the documents and information’s covering the deposit .

 

I am soliciting for your help to help us transfer
these funds and invest it into a profitable venture such as Real-Estate, Hotel
business or farming in your country. You will also help us to get resident visa
that will enable us stay in your country with out any problem.

 

You will be compensated for your effort in getting
things done for us which will be discuss after you declare your interest in
helping us as you will also serve as guardian of any investment which will be made
with part of this money in your country. We are now in a guest house in Abidjan
and I will like you to contact us for more details about this transaction if
you are capable of handling it. We are hoping to hear from you urgently

Thanks and god bless.

Ms Julian Bogaly

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