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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Dominique Boga <bogad@kimo.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:09:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM DOMINIQUE BOGA.


FROM DOMINIQUE BOGA.
RUE 6 BP 01 COCODY ABIDJAN
COTE D IVOIRE.

DEAREST ONE,

I KNOW MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I
DONT KNOW YOU IN PERSON OR MET WITH YOU BEFORE BUT AM OF
THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE OBLIGED TO COME TO MY
ASSISTANCE AFTER HEARING ABOUT MY SITUATION.

I AM DOMINIQUE BOGA.,21 YEAR OLD BOY, I WAS FORMELY A
MEDICAL STUDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST WEST
AFRICA.LATE LAST TWO YEAR OCTOBER 2006,THE REBELS IN MY
COUNTRY STRUCK OUR TOWNSHIP AND KILLED MY PARENTS AND MY ONLY SISTER BECAUSE MY LATE FATHER WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSINESS MERCHANT IN A COCOA WHO OPERATED IN THE CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST

BEFORE HIS DEATH HE HAS $7.5 MILLION USD (SEVEN,FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS.) IN A DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT WITH A BANK IN COTE D
IVOIRE WHICH I AM THE NEXT OF KIN.

PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

1) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM ONLY 21 YEARS.
2) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED .
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER AFTER THIS MONEY
IS TRANSFERRED TO COMPLETE MY STUDIES AND ALSO LOOK FOR A
GOOD VENTURE WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE INVESTED,I AM WILLING
TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION OF YOUR
EFFORT AND 5% FOR ANY OTHER EXPENCE YOU MIGHT MADE AFTER A
SUCCESFUL TRANSFER.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU

SINCERELY

MR DOMINIQUE BOGA.

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