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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: peaciful@numericable.fr
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:13:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Miss Rose Peace.


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Dear Respected One,
 
I am Miss Rose Peace,22 years Old. I am the only survived daughter of Mr
Desmond Peace. I am  from Ivory Coast, one of the countries in West Africa. My
late father  Mr Desmond Peace is an Architect and a well know building
contractor in this Country Ivory Coast. He died on 25th of August 2009, by food
poison. The food poison was given to him by our family relatives on a Village
meeting on 23rd August 2009, while my mother Mercy peace, died when i was 4years
old.
 
My late father died two days later after he was rushed to the hospital. My
late father told me when i visited  him in the hospital that his brothers'
poison him so that they will comfiscate all his wealth and properties. He warned
me to leave our family house and go  to any church camp to secure my life
because my life is in danger.
 
He told me also befor he gave-up to a ghost in the hospital that he
deposited the sum of US$22.4 Million Dollars ( Twenty Two
Million, Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ) in one of the big bank, that i
should look for a relaible someone outside this Country who will assist me to
transfer this very fund to his or her account and protect the fund on my
behalf, so that i will relocate there immediately to secure my life from
danger here and to continue my education for a greater future .
 
This very fund is still in this Bank till today. Now, because of the
present political crisis that is going on in this Country, and because the way
my late fathers' relatives are threaten to kill me, i have decided to transfer
this Fund outside this country befor it will be too late for me because my life
is in danger here in this Country.
 
So i request for your urgent assistance to help me  transfer this fund into
your account there in your Country,  so that i will relocate there immediately
to secure my life and continue my education for a better future.
 
I will offer you 30% of the total Fund as soon as you help me to make sure
that this fund is finally transfered into your account there in your
Country. 
 
I will also give you the full contact informations of the bank and every
other things you may wish to know about this deposited fund.  I await your
urgent reply. 
 
God bless you.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Rose Peace.
 



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