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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: timothy4rebecca@bulletmail.org
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:19:23 +0000
Subject: Please I will like you to consider to accept



Hello Dear,

Please I will like you to consider to accept
this my proposal despite that will be suprise to you since
we have not known or written each other before. am Mis
Rebecca Timothy , i am from cote d ivoire in west
Africa.the only daughter of Late Dr. Timothy James am 20
years old , I wish to request for your urgent assistance in
my investment plans in your base, I wish to invest in
manufacturing and real estate management in

your base, because of my inherited and important sum from my
late father who was poisoned to death recently.
My father was a very good business gold and cocoa merchant
based in Accra,Ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast), he was
poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their
business trips recently.
Before his sudden death,He called me on his bedside at the
hospital and told me about the money he deposited in
the bank with my neme as next of kin for
security reasons the amount was ($6.5 Million
USD) which he deposited in one of the prime bank.

My uncle has seized all my late father's properties of which
he want me to provide every other documents related to my
late father's bank deposit I refused. Now my life is in a
very big danger, for this reason I have to look for my
safety for my coming over to meet you immediately after the
transfer of this my money to your account. Now my uncle is
going around cote d ivore, looking for me to collect all the
documents that covers this money, my late father told
me to never show it to anybody, that the documents are my
only hope. now Due to political problem in my country and
since am the only person left in my family, I seek
your assistance in the following
ways
1.) To provide a bank where this money can be transferred
into.2.) To make arrangements for me to come over to your
country after the successful transferring of this money into
your account, to come and further my education because I
want to study medicine over there in your country. 3.) To
help me invest this money in a profitable business since i
am only 20yrs of age and do not know about business.4.) To
sponsor transfer this money into your account. 5.) I want
you to promise me that you are not going to betray me after
the money gets into your account. Please I want to invest
this money in a very good business area over there in your
country, this money was been deposited for my social
security and for fruitful international investment. My late
father has an agreement with the bank that I should provide
a foreign partner of my choice that will help me receive
this money for an investment purpose in overseas. That is
why I need you to help me
provide a good bank account where the bank that is holding
this money will transfer it for an investment over there in
your country .Please

get back to me on this my privite email

timothyrebecca1@gmail.com


Awaiting your urgent reply
Regards
Timothy Rebecca

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