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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 Biros" <michaelbiros@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:40:45 -0430
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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