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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: ogo12345 <ayia_budanov20@yeah.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 03:32:48 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Attention To Director: Partnership SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO




Attention To Director: Partnership SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO

I want have paartnership with your company. My name is MRS. AYIA BUDANOV from Kazan in RUSSIA, Wife of (DIMITRI ULI BUDANOV). However, what matters in every human relationship is honesty and sincerity before the death of my husband; he deals on Real Estate and coffee.

I want to be honest and sincere to you I got this mail from your site. I know it's difficult to trust someone this time because of bad things that are going around the world today; and it's not a joking matter. My dream is to go to a country where my late husband's relatives will not see me, so that I will use this money to start a new life; free life with a man that will give me happiness and joy, I want to be free because I have suffered a lot in this place, since after my husband's funeral.

I lost my husband, he was poisoned to death by some of his colleagues on a business outing. Since after the death my husband’s I never have peace of mind because of pressure from his family, they are seriously on my neck to release his properties to them. My Dear all this is just the said that I don’t have child for their brother. Because of my relationship with my husband, he told me before his death, about the money (10.500.000 USD) he has in a bank in Côte d'Ivoire, he deposited for project, mainly to extend his coffee company branches in Côte d'Ivoire before his death.

Because my late husband’s families started taking all the properties so one of our family friend advise me since I have the information of this money deposited in the bank and they don’t know about it the deposit I should look for good company outside our country where there is good business opportunity that will be honest to me to help me out of this place so that I can make a better life with this money instead making problem with them the can kill me so that is why I want to live here in this manner because I will not go back to Russia as soon as I live there. It is true that there are bad people who use the advantage of other people’s predicaments to do dubious things but still there are good once and that is why as soon as I get your respond ok to help me I send you my identity for you to know who you are helping, contact of the Bank and the deposit information for you to verify yourself from the bank in Côte d'Ivoire so that I can make a better life with it this money.

I am therefore seeking your assistance to help me transfer this money to your country or any other country of your choice for investment and partnership, even with your company. You will have 40 percent of the total sum as your own, for your help and also, I will like to have partnership with your company with my own share of 60 percent. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT THIS PLAN? Let me ask you, Can you help me to get residence permit in your country? Can I be a partner to your company? Can you lead to good investment? I need answers to these questions, please. Thank you so much for your time taken to go through my email and have it mind that it is true and not just ordinary story. Also, this transaction is 100% risk free and the fund is genie and real, not government fund or money laundry. This is for your kind information and security guaranty.

I am expecting to hear from you soonest for more information, as soon as I get your answers to these questions. I will give you the name and contact information of the bank where the money is now, so that you can communicate directly with the bank officers in charge to enable us proceed right away in order to conclude in time, okay. Without prejudice i want to sincerely let you know that my intension of contacting you is GOOD not bad. My dear i want you to be relaxed to help me out, with the understanding that you will as well benefit at the end.

Extend my greetings to all the members of your family and hope to meet you face to face soon after you have received this fund in your account. Upon my receipt of your response to this message, confirming your assistance to me in transferring the funds as I detailed, I will send my personal the complete contact information of the deposit and bank to you,

AYIA



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