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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: "georgedeboursies2@libero.it" <georgedeboursies2@libero.it>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 11:34:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Hello

Hello,

I know my post will seem somewhat unusual, but take courage because I am an
honest person.

I wish that you were paying attention as the great humanist Follereau taught
us that "nobody has the right to be happy alone"
I'm George Boursies Canadian. I lived there for some time in Togo following
successful businesses that I have undertaken in agriculture and textiles. This
allowed me to benefit from significant funds evaluated to date in the amount of
TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS (€ 2,152.000).

I'm currently watching in LONDON where I am writing this message.
I unfortunately suffers from a terrible prostate cancer is terminal, ie I am
condemned to death sure and certain.
My doctor just informed me that even my days are numbered because of my health
deteriorated.

But my situation is that I have no wife or children or relatives to whom I
could leave my legacy.
I lost my parents at the age of 30 years. My wife died I did not have kids
with her, and I'm alone here.
That is why I want so graceful and in order to help the poor, you bequeath
funds to enable you to build a Charitable Foundation that bear my name, so that
the grace of God be with me until my last home so that I could receive a small
honorable place with the Lord our father and also imortaliser my existence on
earth.

Please kindly accept this offer for not only my assets automatically become
the property of the Government of Togo.
Upon receipt of said message, please kindly contact me urgently with all your
contact details so that I can put you in touch with the Notary who will process
the donation and transfer the funds to you.

My e-mail: debousies@hotmail.fr

I intend therefore especially your promptness and I ask you to make good use
of those funds when they will be transferred and made available.
GOD Bless Our Collaboration.

George Boursies

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