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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: samjoe2004@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:57:03 +0100
Subject: Compliments of the day,

FROM MR.SAM JOE
RUE 0081 COCODY -ABIDJAN
ABIDJAN- IVORY COAST.
PHONE:0022507824499
REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Dear,

Compliments of the day,

Permit us to inform you of our desire of going into
businessrelationship with you. I know this mail may
come to you as a surprise,since we have not known or
written before.

Our Mother died long ago when she was about to deliver
my junior brother KENNETH, who is now 16 years old.
Based on the fact that we lostour mother so early, our
father took us so special.

Introducing myself , I am MR.SAM JOE 21 years of
age the son of the late CHIEF and MRS. ROBERT
JOE, My father was a gold and cocoa merchant based in
Accra, Ghana and Abidjan ( Ivory Coast ) he waspoisoned
to death by his business associates on oneof their
businesstrips.

Before the death of my father on 20th February 2002 in
a privatehospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called
me to his bedside and told me that he has a sum of
USD$6.5M (Six Million, five hundredthousandU.S.Dollars Only)
deposited in a Bank in Abidjan - Cote Ivoire,thathe used my
name as the nextof kin when he deposited the money.

He alsoexplainedto me that it was because of this his wealth
that hewaspoisoned by his business associates, that I should
seek for a foreignpartner in a country of my choice
where I will transfer this money and useit for
investment purpose such as expansion of existing
business and realestate management overseas.

Please I humbly seek for your assistance in the
following ways.

1- To assist us in providing an account where this
money can betransferred to.

2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am
still in schoolwith my junior brother.

3)- To make arrangement for us to come over to your
country tocontinue our education and to help us secure
a residential permit in yourcountry.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total
sum ascompensation for your effort/ Input after the
successful transfer of this fund into your nominated
account overseas, while 5% will be set aside tooffset
any expenses we may incure.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting us as Ibelieve that this transaction would
be concluded within the shortestpossible time if you
signify your interest to assist us.

God bless.

Yours sincerely,

MR. SAM JOE





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