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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: Annointed <annointed_2012@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: annointed.2012@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 08:48:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Mrs.Suzan Boni.

From Mrs.Suzan Boni.
05 Koumassi Nord Est.
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire.


Dear Respected One,
I am Mrs. Suzan Boni, from Cote d'ivoire, in West Africa. I married to late  Mr. Boni Bedie. My husband Mr.Boni Bedie is a well know rich businessman in this Country Cote d'ivoire, he export Gold to many Countries in the world and he was a political advicer to the formal president of this Country  Cote d'ivoire  Pressident Laurent Gbagbo, who is now  in Holand ( World Prison yard ).  



My late Mr. Boni Bedie, died on the 15th of january 2011. He was killed by (his political opponents) during the last presidential election that was conducted here in this Country Cote d'ivoire on 30th of October 2010, betwen formal president Laurent Gbagbo and the new elected president Mr Hassan Quattara who is now the new elected president of Cote d'ivoire.


After the election, there was a very big political crisis that started in this Country to the extent that Millions of our citizens were killed including my own husband. My  husband was killed by his brothers that belongs to other political group. They killed my husband, and destroyed most of our  landed properties including our residential home. They wanted to kill me with my only daughter Mary, luckly to us,we were saved by a Miliitary officer whom God used to save our life that very day. The Millitary officer took us to one of the big camp were i and my daughter are living till today.



The same people that killed my late husband destroyed all my late husband landed properties including all the motors, demolished our houses, are still threating to kill me and my only daughter. As i am writing to you know, I and my daughter mary are living in this Camp with fear because of this wicked people.



My late Husband deposited ( Five Million Dollars ) in one of the big bank here in this Country when he was alive, and he told me that he used my name as the next of kin when he deposited the fund.  This very fund( Five Million Dollars ) is still in this bank till today, because of the present situation where i and my daughter lives in danger here in this Country because of this Murderers, i have decided to transfer this fund outside this country befor it will be too late for me.


So i request for your urgent assistance to help me transfer this fund ( Five Million Dollars ) to your account there in your Country so that i and my daughter  will relocate there immediately to save our life from danger here in this Country and to start a new life there in your Country for our better future.

I took this decision because i and my daughter are living in fear without having rest of Mind day by day. This people that killed my late husband are threaten serious to eliminate our lives and the best thing for us to do now, is to leave this Country in order to save our lives.


I will offer you 30% of the total Fund ( Five Million Dollars ) as soon as you assist me  to transfer this fund to your account there in your Country and help us to relocate to there immediately after the successful transfer.  The 70% of the Fund will be invested in  in any project which you will advice me to establish in your Country.


I promise you that any  project or business by which we are going to invest this fund into, the income benefit will be share between  both of us 50%-50% . Reply me urgently if you are interested in this transaction because any delay to your reply, we give me a room to look for another reliable person for the same business proposal.


As soon as i get your reply, i will  send you my photos for you to know who is writing to you, i will also forward to you all the legal documents which my late husband used to deposit this fund in the bank for your confirmation and i will details you about the progress of the transfer.


I await your urgent reply.
 
God bless you.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Suzan Boni.


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