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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: danielsankoy2 <danielsankoy2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:52:37 +0100
Subject: Investment Assistance in your country.


Investment Assistance in your country.

Greetings,

I note beforehand that this letter may come to you as a surprise, but note
carefully that whilst going through the registered business listing of your
country, obtained from our local chamber of commerce and industry, I found
your contact information, which forms a basis for your receipt of this
email.

I am Daniel Sankoy a citizen of Democratic Republic of Congo in Central
Africa and son of the late Foday Sankoy An industrialist that was
assassinated by the present government as a result of the Notable role he
played during the current civil war going on in my country Congo.

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to
establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I
believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this amount of $25Millions United State Dollars which my late
father deposited with a security company in GHANA, which he wanted to used
for his political reason in our Country before he was assassinated.

But since his death I am living in Accra, Ghana as a refugee with my mother
and my sister.

Now I as the only son and my mother have decided to invest these money in
your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and
political reasons. I want you to help us claim and receive the consignment
which will be deliver to you through diplomatic means to your country or
any place of your choice to enable you plan for the investment in your
Country.

So I want you to stand as my foreign partner and beneficiary so that both
of us can invest the fund together in your country.

I will like to invest part of the money into these three investment in your
Country but, if there is any other business that is better than what I am
suggestion, I will be very glad to follow your advice.

1).Real estate
2).The transport industry
3).Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 20%
Of the total fund while the balance will be invested by you.

I await your soonest response.

Thanks for expected co_operation.

Best Regards,
Daniel Sankoy.

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