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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: fabien barou <fabien6450@msn.com>
Reply-To: <baroufabien@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:11:43 +0000
Subject: Hello.




Dear, respectful one.

It is a pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my son wants to do in your country.

Although we have not seen before, but we must have faith and confidence, but I think one has to assume the risk of relying on someone he does not know on this earth. Let me explain the main purpose of my contact with you in this business iam proposing here.


There is this huge amount of nine million dollars. ($ 9,000,000.00)
That my late husband kept in a bank in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire before his death in 2006. declare to me and my son as our family heritage, in which iam the next of kin with the money in the bank as his wife.


Iam the only person who is aware of this money in the bank as his wife and our child. and the fund was deposited in an account in my name as the beneficiary of her deceased husband. And today you are know today about this fund in the bank.

This money was deposited in the bank before being assassinated by unknown thieves if I may call it.

Now, my son, and I decided to invest this money in your country for security reasons and as our guardings and investors of this money in your country.


We want you to help us transfer this money into your account for the purpose of investment, in the following method as follws.

1). Telecommunications business.
2). Manufacture of textiles. or any type of business you choose out to suit us, with this money over there in your country.

3) To open any company of your choice where you can make any type of property you choose too.

4. My child's education will be among in this projects. if iam not alive to see that money when you transfer it into your bank account please you are advise to take proper good care of my son over there in your country.


We decided to place an offer of 30% to you from the money by providing to the bank, your bank account that will contain this money. and 5% of the cost of everything you will spend on our behalf to get this fund transfer here before presidential elections in this country to meet with us here in our country Ivory Coast.

Please contact us via the following email address as follows ... baroufabien@rocketmail.com. for details on how you will contact the bank where this money is deposited.

I will not be able to be communicating with you all times because of my illness. i am in a private hospital here where iam receiving treatment in a months time from now I will go on a medical surgical operation on a breast cancer.Please my son and the doctor are the one to be communicating with you via emails you send to me.


In case you want to know them by names. the Doctors name is. Dr. Martin Brown. he is incaherge of the hospital ward where iam receiving treatment, i have explain to him about this projects between us. where my name is Ruben Barou my son, Ruben is 22 years of age. and he was about to go to college before his father died.

All emails sent to me in connection with this transaction is reading it to my audience here in the hospital.


I await your reply soon as possible.


Thank you and God bless.

You can call me on this phone Number. +22544149358, Incase Iam not around to respond if your call feel free to talk with my son his name is Ruben. Fluent in English.
Sincerely.

Mrs. Barou Fabien and his son.

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