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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: "Christian Duke" <rogn1@laposte.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:35:07 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: From Christian Duke






From Christian Duke
Republic of Cote D'Ivoire.West Africa

Dear

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationshipwith you, please i need a trust-worthy person that will help me to receive this money.

I will like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you, I amChristian Duke the only son of Mr and Mrs Duke, i am 20 year old My fatherwas a very wealthy Gold Merchant in Monrovia the Gold Capital of republicof Liberia in west africa. It is sad to say that he passed away my steriously.

Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have beenmasterminded by an uncle of his whom he does business with, and mymotherdied when i was little a boy.

Before the death of my father in a hospital here in Cote DIvoire, hesecretly called me and told me that he has the sum of(USD$15,million)United State Dollars left in one of the leading securitycompany here in Abidjan Cote DIvoire West Africa.

He disguised the real content of the box as contain family valuables,which means that the security company is not aware of the real content ofthe box as contains money rather family valuable.


This he told me that, is for the safety of the money in the box. Except meand my late father,no one is aware that the box in the security company contains money.

I am presently staying in a guest house here in Abidjan Cote D,Ivoire,this is because i have suffered a lot of set backs as a result ofincessant political crisis here in Cote D, Ivoire. The death of my fatheractually brought sorrow to my life.

I'm now hiding in a local place here and I will compensate you with 20% ofthis money if you help me to receive this cash box l hope you will notbetray the trust i have on you because this money is my only hope in thislife and you will also help me to come over to your country to continue myeducation while you will invest my own share of the money for me.


Please consider this and get back to me as soon as possible for moreclearification.

Thanks and am waiting for your response.

Christian Duke



Please Help Me,




First of all I will like to thank you for given your attention to read my mail and for your interest,I pray that my plan with you shall be of good success.
Well, I will go ahead to explain little about myself, I am Miss Ular Kuma, and from Morovia Liberia in West Africa. There is crisis in my country so I ran
where I am from contacting you today. I am 23 and was still in school when my parent and my only sister died , that was during the period when Mr. Tailor was
president refused to step down. I am the only surviving child now left.

My father Dr Paul Kuma, was a diamond dealer and was one of those people who was revolting against the leadership of Mr Charles Tailor. One day he sent his
boys to set our house on fire killing my presents and my younger sister .
I was so lucky to be in school then that was why I am alive today. I meet with our family lawyer and find out that my father wishes me a brighter future, he
eft in my possession some amount of money for my future plan and of his direction in his WILL . He made some deposit for me with a bank outside liberia. The reason why I am contacting you is to know if I can really obtain this favour from you to go into a good plan of investment in your own country. I have no
idea of investment that is the main reason why I ask for your attention for your advise and standing behind me to invest my inheritance in your country. My
father left Five million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$5.500.000 ) for me.

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To help me pay the clearance charges
(2) To provide a good bank account into which this money would be transferred into.
(3) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 23years.
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, dear, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your
nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven
(7) days

please If you wish to be of this assistance to me, please do tell me more about yourself for me to also know you better and also your words of advise for the
procedure of this transaction. I have made up my mind concern the area of rewarding you back with some percentage of the total money as soon as the money is
been transfer to your position.
Note : I will enlighten you more about the position of the funds and the offshore bank where the funds is been deposited and is presently waiting for claims
which i have already spoken to the bank director and he has assured me as soon as i provide a foreign partner of my father that the funds will be released to
him without delaysmy private email missular1yahoo.com


Thanks and remain bless.
Best regards.
Miss Ular Kuma


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