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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: John Kwassi <johnkwassi@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 07:58:10 +0100
Subject: hello SIR,

hello SIR,

Please pardon me if my mail has startled you, since we don't know each
other. I am the only son of late lieutenant cornel Paul kwassi, I had been
a male Medical student of the University of cocody in Abidjan cote
d'iviore,West Africa,

My late father lieutenant cornel Paul kwassi, died and left me and my
mother Gloria alone. my name is Amos kwassi. I am 23 years old male boy, My
late father lieutenant cornel Paul Raoul, owns many companies and
investment here before he died which he left for me, my younger brother
emmanuel and my mother Mrs Gloria kwassi. Within a year of my fathers
death, my Mother Mrs. Gloria kwassi, was killed by hired killers, after my
mother was killed, my fathers lawyer called me to hand over my late fathers
documents to me, after my fathers lawyer have handed over the documents to
me and left. some months latter, my uncle started demanding from me the
Documents of my late fathers wealth.

i refused to give them the documents. I now called my fathers lawyer to the
house and explain every thing to him. he told my uncles that, my late
father made a will on his investments he left before he died on my own name
as his only son. that all his properties and wealth, belongs to me. After
my fathers lawyer have made that statement to them and left. some few weeks
latter, my uncles collide together within themselves and started fighting
against me to an extend they went and arranged another hired killers to
kill me and my younger brother emmanuel.

The first time they came to our home when I wasn't around, it was my
younger brother emmanuel, who they mate at home and shot him with two of
our security men to dearth and left. before the police men came, they had
escaped. after all this things happen, i decided not to live in our family
house again and decide to park out of the compound. after some little while
as i have packed out of our house, i thought it has been over. it continue
happening between me and them to an extent they started looking for me
every where to see if they can find me and kill me. even at school. till i
could not be able to go to school any more. because, no one to help me or
make the claim of my money on my behalf. that makes me to stop going to
school. Because i am afraid let something not happen to me in school
premises, That is the reason why i contacted you as an honest person so
that you can help me in transferring my late fathers money into your bank
account.

The amount of the money is ($ 15 Million) fifteen Million United state
dollars which he had earlier confided in me was for a medical establishment
in overseas. which my late father gave them instruction that, in no account
should they release any cent to me until i present to them his foreign
business partner who was the legal trustee and beneficiary to make the
claim on my behalf. the money was deposited with a security and finance
company here in our country for safe keeping. and declare to them as our
family valuable and treasures for security reasons. I will offer you 20%
out of the total amount for your help in making the claim of this money
from this security company as my late father foreign business partner, the
legal trustee and beneficiary.

after the claim has been made by you as the beneficiary and they release
and send it to you, i will come over to your country, give you the money
you spend with your percentage and, start a new life with you and your
family. also, continue my education and plan on how my money will be
invested in your country by you when i will be going to school till i
finish and join you to handle my investments with you.

when i hear your positive response to my request, i will send you the
details of the money and tell you what to do for you to contact the
security company as the beneficiary so that, they will agree to release the
it to you and deliver it directly to you in your country.

Please mum, do help an orphan like who is in a desperate need for your
help. God will bless and reward you for helping and orphan like me out of
my present critical and very bad condition i find my self because of my
late parent's dearth.

you can call me on this line: +22505199157

thanks and best regards,

your son,

john.

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