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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: Angela Bishop <mrsbishop1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: angela2010bishop@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:45:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM: NANCY KONE, WAITING YOUR REPLY


 FROM: NANCY KONE, WAITING YOUR REPLY
Dear Respectful One,  
My names are Ms Nancy Kone; I am origin of Ivory Coast .
The younger sister to Nady Bamba; the second wife of ex-president
of the Ivory Coast, Mr Laurent Gbagbo.
 
I am contacting you based on the present political situation of my country
and the present condition of my elder sister mostly concerned in this
lucrative transaction proposal to you.
 
My elder sister, Nady Bamba (Gbagbo’s second wife) was on the government
 list of the most wanted and not permitted to travel out of the
Country for their roles in the just ended political crises in the Ivory Coast .
 
Recently, her names was removed from the wanted list but still being
watched by the new government.
 
Based on the present short mentioned above; my sister has demanded me to
contact you with your email id for your speed response to her need to legally
transfer some certain amount of money to your country by your care under
total secrecy (Without anyone knowing that she is the original owner).
 
She can’t contact you directly because she is being thoroughly watched and
Communication very limited. She have handed me all details and documents
Concerning the money, and want me to act fast by contacting you.
 
She said to me, that she had your contact from a secret search for a person
but could not talk to you as situation was so tight and confusing. She now asked
me to do on her behalf because she trust and believe that I can act right
without her identity being revealed to make sure she do not become zero at
the end of the whole thing.
 
The new government in place has been searching seriously to
Locate all her secret finances, and have succeeded in getting some of the
Investments and cash. This amount in question was deposited under suspense
Lodging account with a code only (no names). And that is why the government
Has not been able to trace it out till now. So, everything possible has to be done
Quick to relocate the money. The amount involve is US$5.2million.
 
This amount and the transaction that is going to take place in getting it released and transferred out here are total risk free. All you need do is to reply and let me
know that you are ready and willing to work it out with me to your country very fast.
Please do not mind my English; am French speaking national.
 
Anxiously waiting to hearing from you.
 
Nancy Kone
 
 

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