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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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Fraud email example:

From: "angelapaul4u@cantv.net" <angelapaul4u@cantv.net>
Reply-To: angelapual4u@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:20:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT,PLEASE REPLY




ENGLISH AND SPANISH

Good Day my dear,
PLEASE DO REPLY ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: angelapual4u@yahoo.co.jp

I am Miss Angela Paul from liberia. I am an orphan being that I lost my father a couple of months ago.My father was a politician. He was assassinated by the rebels at congo during the political uprising in that country.He went to visit his friend in congo unfortunately,his friend was among of people the rebels attacked and my father was with his friend when the rebels attacked them and the rebels killed him and his friend.
So,when i got the information that my father is dead,i went to his bedroom and took his briefcase where he use to keep his important documents to my friend's house for safty.Later,i opened the briefcase and i saw a document he use to deposite nine million U.S Dollars ($9,000,000,00M) in one truck box in security company in Cote D' Ivoire as family valuables and i am the next of kin.I went to that security company and met the manager and informed him about the death of my father and i also tell him that sooner i will like them to transfar that our family valueables to our foreign family friend country and he agreed with me and tell me that anytime i am ready for that,that he will make sure that the box get to were i want it to go.
Since the death of my father my uncle has claim all that my late father has, he is so wicked, he wants me dead by all means so that nobody will ever come for my father properties.He has siezed and claimed everything belongs to my father, but he never knew about the deposite, my mother died when i was ten years old. Right now i am the only one that know all about this deposite.
Please this fund is my only hope of survival in this world, I want you to do me a favour by assisting me to claim and retrieve that box from that company.I want you to contact the security company and stand as our family foreign friend that want to help us transfar that our family valables box to your country,then they will tell you all you have to do to help me transfar the box to your country so that immediately you recieve it i will start preparing to come and met you and start a new life with you there.I promise you that i will give you 30% of total money after everything has been done.If you are interesting to help me,get back to me so that i will give you the contact of the company.

Thanks and best regards.
Miss Angela Paul

ESPANOL
hola,
mi nombre es Angela Paul, estoy de liberia. estoy huerfana, porque he perdido a mi padres . mi padre esta asesinado en Congo durante el crisis politico. estaba alla para visitar a su amigo quien era politician como él cuando los rebeldes atacan la casa de su amigo. han matado a ellos ( su amigo y él).
estoy ahora sola porque he perdido a mi madre cuando yo fue 4 años.
cuando estaba arreglado sus cosas en su cuarto he visto en su malétin un documento que compulsa el deposito de 9000000 $ (nueve millon de dolard) en una caja fuerte en una compaña de seguridad de costa de marfil. ( en la ciudad Abidjan). este dinero esta depositado como una valor familial.
ahora estoy en Abidjan . he llendo al compaña de seguridad para informar al director de la muerte de mi papa y tambien verificar por la caja. el directivo ha confirmado que la caja esta en su oficina.
como estoy la heredera quisiera que me ayuda transferir la caja en tu pais para que vengo a seguir mis estudios. desde la muerto de mi papa sus padres han tomado todo lo que tenemos ; estan ahora vivido en nustra casa.
este dinero en la compaña de seguridad es lo que me resto. pienso que sus padres no saben nada de este deposito.
por favor quisiera que usted me ayuda transferir el dinero en su pais y despues quisiera que ma ayude llegar alla. vivo aqui en el peligroso. los hermanos de mi padre quieren matarme. usted esta mi solo esperanza.
si usted acepta de ayudarme dimelo y le voy enviar el contacto de la compaña de seguridad .
si me ayuda a transferir la caja en tu pais , quisiera que me ayude usted a investir . despues de todo vamos discutir el porcentaje que usted quiere.
por favor ayudame salir de esta situacion morosa. por favor ayudame a vivir. es muy importante por mi salir de este pais rapido.
estoy esperando su respuerta.
que Dios le bendiga.

gracias.
PS: como puede usted ver no hablo bien español. he tratado, espero que me entendre.mi email direccion es: angelapual4u@yahoo.co.jp señorita Angela Paul


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