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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: Miss Emma Nduka <miss_emma222@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: miss_e21ndu@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:49:25 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello My Dear Respectful One,


Hello My Dear  Respectful One,
 
First of all I will like to thank you for given your attention to read my mail and for your interest, I pray that my plan with you shall be of good success.
 
Well, I will go ahead to explain little about myself, My name is Miss Emma Nduka and Miss Rose Nduka we are Sierra-Leone  base in abidjan Cote D'Ivoire,we know that you may be surprise how we get your email,We got your E-mail address/ profile through internet search from your country national chamber of commerce when I was searching for a good and trust worthy person.
 
with due respect and humility we write you this letter which we believe you would be of great assistance to me and my younger sister we are Miss Emma Nduka/Miss Rose Nduka the two Daughters of late former Director of finance,Chief James Nduka from Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.
                  
HERE IS MY SUCCESS STORY:
 
My late father Chief James Nduka diverted this fund acquired from the over-influencing of price of sales/purchasing of raw-materials, now he has deposited the money with BANK here Abidjan COTE D'IVOIRE BY FIXED DEPOSIT FORM,and he attached a strict clause to the fund in bracket(PAY AS RECEIVED),where we residing under political asylums with my younger sister Rose Nduka who is 17 years old.
 
I am just 21 years old and a university undergraduate which i stoped furthering my studies because of our uncles wickedness,really we don't know what to do now, we want a resalable and a trustworthy person overseas who will assist us financially and morally to get this money because it is the only hope of our future surviving, this is because we have suffered a lot of set backs in our studies as a result of incessant political crisis here in Sierra-Leone and Cote d'Ivoire crisis, combined with the humulations and sufferings that we often received from our uncles, honestly the death of our father actually brought sorrow to our life up to this date.
 
We feel pleased contacting you personally with the hope to establish good business relationship that is strongly rooted in truth and the fear of God.
 
We writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of ($27,000.000.00) (Twenty-seven Million Dollars) now in the custody of abank here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire, although my father made them to understand that the money belongs to his foreign partner.
 
My late father was attacked by rebels of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Kono, Eastern Sierra Leone.
 
My father had already made arrangement for his family- my mother, my little sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire with the certificate of deposit he made with a bank here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire through the aid of UN evacuation team.

So we decided to run to the refugee camp where we are presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.
 
During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of Public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the Sierra Leone mining corporation. Was one of the target looted and destroyed.
 
The untimely deaths caused my mother's heart failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital after we must have spent a lot of money on her last year 2011.

 
Now my 17 years old sister and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help. Without any relation We are now like Refugees and Orphans.
 
Please we will like you to send to us the following information so that we will submitter it to the Bank here for the transfer.
 
CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR CORRECT BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS 
 
A. Your Full Name.
B. Your Location
C. Your Age
D. Your Marital Status
E. Your Occupation
F. Your Address both Home & Office:
G. Your Telephone and fax Number for easy communication:
H.Your International passport copy.This is to enable them prepare the evacuation document ATM card in your favor as the beneficiary.

Now permit us to ask these few questions:
 
A) Are you married?
B) what do you wish we can invest in your country.
C) Are you ready to assist us honestly in this transaction?
D) We need you to tell us whether you are capable of
receiving this amount?
E)Can you honestly help us as your daughters?

We need your help to invest this family inheritance into a profitable investment in your country. 
 
As soon as we receive this Bank detail information, the Bank will be instructed to effect the change of Account to your name as our WILL beneficiary.

Please confirm if you are interest?, we will send you our pictures.
 
Please consider this and get back to us as soon as possible through this email address below for more details: miss_e21ndu@yahoo.com.vn
 
We are waiting to hear from you soon.

Yours faithful,
 
MISS EMMA NDUKA.
Happy New Year 2012
Refugees Camp Abidjan.
E-Mail: miss_e21ndu@yahoo.com.vn

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