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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: "GREETINGS, PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I BELIEVE YOU ARE A REPUTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY MATTER OF TRUST I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FO
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:21:27 GMT
Subject: A True Gentleman!

GREETINGS, PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I BELIEVE YOU ARE A REPUTABLE AND
RESPONSIBLE TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY MATTER
OF TRUST I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND
SINCERE BUSINESS. I AM MISS MARIAM GIJADO, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE DR
AND MRS AHMED GIJADO, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT
BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS
POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO
DISCUSS A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1989,
MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH
OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2008 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN
ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A SUM OF (US$8.5Million) IN A TRUNK BOX THAT HE DEPOSITED IN ONE
OF THE SAFE SECURITY COMPANIES HERE IN ABIDJAN THAT HE USE MY NAME AS
HIS ONLY CHILD AS THE NEXT OF KIN DURING THE TIME OF DEPOSITING OF THE
FUND.HE MADE ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE DID NOT DISCLOSE THE REAL
CONTENT OF THE BOX TO THE SECURITY COMPANY AS IT WAS DEPOSITED AS
FAMILY VALUABLES FOR SECURITY REASONS. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT
IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES, AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY
OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT) I AM HONORABLY
SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. 1) TO ASSIST ME AND
MOVE THE BOX CONTAINING THE MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT. 2)
TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND. 3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME
TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY. MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO
OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT /INPUT
AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT
OVERSEA. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS. ASSISTING
ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN. SEVEN
(7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM
YOU IMMEDIATELY. THANKS AND GOD BLESS. BEST REGARDS. MISS MARIAM
GIJADO. (lindie.2010@yahoo.com) is sending you a link to a site found
on I-Am-Bored.com called "A True Gentleman!".

Check it out:

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=87593

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