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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: nelson james <nelsonjames33661@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 20:27:07 +0100
Subject: From Nelson James Please Read And Get Back Soon.

>From Nelson James.

Go throgh this website.
(http://www.theguardian.com/world/laurent-gbagbo) for more
clarrifications.

My name is Master Nelson James i am from CoteD'Ivoire in west africa I
am the second son of late general James Ngoma the second in command to
the past President Laurent Gbagbo who was arrested (April 11, 2011)
and was accused of having engaged his individual criminal
responsibility for four counts of crimes against humanity, in Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire. my late father was killed by the Ivory Caost Rebel Army
on his way to Ghana when he was coming to visit I and my brother in
school.

after the death of my father I found out that my father made a deposit
with one of the bank here in Abidjan I never want to disclose this to
anyone until after when I met with the bank manager who told me that
my father deposited the money (28 million USD)and made an agreement
with the bank that no one will have access to the money until the
money is been
transfered to his foreign partner's account outside the country.

I am contacting you because I don't know where this my late father's
partner is right now and I don't know where to find him, I have tried
all my best to see that the money is released to me and my family but
the banker refuse and told me to look for a foreign partner who will stand as my
late father's partner in the bank so that the money will be released
to us.

I want you to help me stand on our behalf as my late fathers foreign
partner so that this money will be released to us as soon as possible
because as I am talking to you the Rebels are after us I want you to
help us so that we can leave
this country immediatly after the transfer of our money to your bank
account we will join you over there to start our new life over there
in your country.

We have no money left with us here in our hotel room we realy need
your help to have this money transfered to your bank account so that
you can send us money from the money to get all vital document that
will enable us come to your country to stay and continue a new life
their.

Please kindly get back confidentially through this my private email so
that I will send you the banks contacts where this money is deposited
for you to contact them on our behalf and ask them what they require
from you to transfer this money to your bank account.
(nelsonjames33661@gmail.com) you will never regret helping us as we
will give you all you what you sepent both time wasted in helping us
in this transaction

Awaiting your urgent reply.
Regards
Nelson James

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