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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Alondra Bello <alondrabello01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:01:55 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Alondra Bello Nguessan.
Dearest One,
It is my pleasure to introduce myself to you,I am Mrs Alondra Bello
Nguessan from Ivory Coast and I married with Mr Bello Nguessan for 8
years before I delivered a baby girl with him and we both come from
the same town in nothern parts of my Country Ivory Coast where we have
Gold mining field and my husband is the Chief of our Town call
Segula. During the last incubent Government of President Laurent
Ghagbo who is presently now in international criminal court in
Holland, my husband was kiled by the Govt conspiracy here in our home
town.
I am here to inform you that my husband have a mining field where we
mine Gold and sell locally then but since he died on Octomber 2010 we
have never made any sales till today but we mine and accumulate the
Gold and transfer it via diplomatic to the security company in Europe
where my late husband deposited the sum of $ 7.3 Million dollars & 120
kilogram of Gold in the security company in Europe where I will direct
you to contact them for the claim.
Now if you knows that you will help me to claim the fund & Gold in the
security company and stand firm to be representing me to sell the
Gold to any buyer and then take your percentage share ratio of 40% of
the total sum sold in each trip and also for the cash fund deposited
then let me know urgently now so that I will direct you immediately.
My best regards to you and I look forward to hear from you ASAP.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Alondra Bello Nguessan.
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