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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: Yrtrq Please read <yrtrq@hsa.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: familywealth4me@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 1:58:09 +0900
Subject: DO NOT DELETE-READ PROPOSAL

Dear,

Permit me Sir, to inform you of my desire of going into trust, and a risk free
business relation with you, though we have not met before but I must not
hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business. Please this is
a matter of confidential and urgency, this is because I need your help and I
need it quickly too.

I am Miss Mary Albert the only surviving daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Moses
Albert from Republique of Cote D’Ivoire. My father was a prominent natural
mineral resources and cash crops merchant such as gold/diamond and cocoa/cafe in
West Africa and later was appointed minister for Agriculture. My father was
poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a
business trip.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.
Before his death on November 2001 in a private hospital here he secretly called
me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Three million United State
Dollars. USD ($3.000,000) which he deposited in a fixed / suspense account with
one of the local bank in Abidjan capital of Ivory Coast in West Africa, that he
used my name as his only daughter and pet for the next of Kin in depositing of
the fund.He also explained to me that, it was because of his was poisoned by his
business associates act of jealousy. That I “should seek for a foreign partner
in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for
investment purpose such as real estate management, hotel management or any other
lucrative investments». Thereafter he death, I then decided to trace the concern
bank in Abidjan for my claim, and on getting in touch with the Bank Director, he
confirmed to me of having such deposit in their bank in my late father's name
and mine as next of kin some years ago.

But deliberately, we have decided to be residing in Abidjan capital city of
Ivory Coast in west Africa just to keep close to the bank and also to keep all
my uncles and Aunts out of this issue as none of them will not be happy to know
that I am in possession of such money and all the documents related to are now
with me.

I do not know what to do with this money as I am still very young and ignorance
of the business world, I really need your assistance hoping that you are such
honest, capable and trustworthy to render your assistance. Your efforts in
assisting me would not be underestimated, I have decided to
give you 20% of the total sum for your assistance in helping me absorb this fund
in your account then standing as my sole Guardian/Beneficiary, then you will
arrange for my coming over to your country to meet with you and to invest this
money properly.

I am desperate as I am left alone now in the world, and I am
Honourably seeking your assistance most dearly in the following areas;

1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred.
2) To serve as a guardian of this fund by transacting with the bank here since I
am only 18 years old.Furthermore, you indicate your option towards assisting me
as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14)
working days you signify interest to assist me.
Anticipating to hear from you soon. Do reply me on this email: familywealth4me@yahoo.fr

NOTE; The most importantly thing you have to promise me is to
maintain utmost high level of SECRECY and CONFIDENCIALITY in
the whole transaction for security reasons.

Thanks and may GOD bless you in abundance.MARY ALBERT .


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