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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: Michael Linda Biros <michaellindabiros1@att.net>
Reply-To: michael.lindabiros@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:53:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From : Michael/Linda Biros


From : Michael/Linda Biros
Box : 01 BP 54286 Abidjan 01-RCI
Adress : Abidjan-Cocody
40 Rue des Jardins, Villa 126
Telephone : +22504885046
 
Good Day,

WITH THE BEST COMPLIMENTS OF THE YEAR,

We  wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country, My name is Michael Biros and Linda are the children of Late General Alexandre Biros the former Director of military inteligence and special acting General Manager of the Sieria Leone Diamond mining coperation(SLDMC ).
 
We are  contacting you to seek your good assistance to move and invest USD18,5 million belonging to my late father which he deposited in a bank in Abidjan. This money is revenues from solid minirals and dimonds sale which were under my fathers possession before the civil war broke out.
 
Following the brake out of the war, almost all government offices, coperations and parastatals were attacked and vandalized. The SLDMC was loothed and burnt down to ashes, and diamonds worth millions of dollars was stolen by the rebel military forces who attacked my fathers office.
 
Many top government officials and senior army officers were assasinated and my father was a key target because of his very sensitive military possition and appointment in the SLDMC. Regreatably, my father was captured and murdered along with half  brother in cool blood during a mid-night rebel shoot-out when our official residence in freetown was armbushed by Fordey Sanko the notorious rebel leader.
 
Our  mother sustainded very sever bullet injuries which resulted to her untimelyand painful death in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast.
 
Now we are alone in a totally strange country without parents, relatives or any body to care for us at our tender ages.
 
Before our mother died, she told us that our father deposited some money which he made from diamond sales and contracts here in Ivory Coast and that we should pray and find a trustworthy foreign business partner who would help us to move and invest this money in profitable business  venture overseas. She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ivory Coast with our cousin brother-Arthur who is here in the camp with us and,then settle down abroad. She gave us all the documents to prove the deposit and then told us that  my father used my name as the only son to deposit the money here in Abidjan.She told us that this is the reason why we came to Ivory Coast. My mother died afterwards. May her spirit rest in perfect peace.

We have gone to make inquires about this money and I spoke with the director incharges of the deposit he assured us that the everything is intact and promised to help us move this money to my foreign partners as soon as we provide our foreign partners. However, the director is very concerned because of my age, I am  21 years and as such promised to help us and he would like to speak with our partner to ensure that this money is invested wisely in only rofitable business because of his personal interest and sympathy for me.

If you are will to assist us, Send your name, your picture, your telephone and your occupation.
 

Please note that we can only offer you 25% of the total money as compensation for your noble assistance in accodiance with my mothers advise. I am interested in any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your country and you would also get a school for me, my little sister and cousin so that we can finish our colledge education.
I am hoping to hear your urgent response so that I can not look for another foreign partner.
Thank you and may God bless you and your dear family.
Yours sincerely
Michael and Linda Biros.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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