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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: rose williams <franklineanozie@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: rose williams <rosewilliams940@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 13:39:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE:Good evening.


 Dear Respectful,I am delighted to write to you. My name is Miss. Rosemary Williams, I am sorry if this mail will come to you as an embarrassment or a surprise, I just felt like empting  ourselves to you, we decided to confide in you, as we faced with total frustration and hardship. Our earnest prayer is that you find this mail in good health and blessings.
During the crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our president Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owners’   farms in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and their followers. My father was one of the best farmers  in the country and knowing that he did not support the president’s political ideology, the president ‘s supporters invaded our father’s farm burnt down everything, shot him and as a result of the wounds sustained, he became sick and died. And after his death, me and my younger brother decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to Abidjan- COTE D’ IVOIRE.
But before he died he wrote his WLL, which reads my beloved children, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of ($10,000,000) Ten million united state dollars which I deposited in a bank in Abidjan COTE D’ IVOIRE in case of my absence on earth caused by death only you should solicit for a reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer the money for better future of you and your younger brother abroad also for investment purposes. I deposited the money as a belonging to my foreign business partner that was for security reason. We have all the documents and proof with us here.
I will be very grateful if you can assist us we are now living in Abidjan as political asylum seekers and the financial law of Abidjan COTE D’ IVOIRE does not allow asylum seekers such huge amount of money. In view of this we cannot invest this money here in Abidjan, hence we are asking you to assist us to transfer the money into your bank account in your country for investment purposes, I and my younger brother have agreed to offer you 15% of the total fund for your help while 5% will be set aside for any expenses made.
If we establish trust and confidence between our selves everything will be successful. Then after the transaction we will be coming over to your country for investment and continuation of our studies when the money must have been transferred into your account. We will be waiting to hear from you ASAP.Yours sincerely,Rosemary and brother.

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