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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: andrewphilip2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 11:51:24 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20ANDREW=20AND=20JULIET?=

DEAREST

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER MY MUCH CONSIDERATION,I AM MR ANDREW
PHILIP THE SON OF LATE MR JOHNSON PHILIP FROM KWATANATAL ZULU IN REPUBLIC
OF SOUTH AFRICA, I AM 22 YEARS OF AGE ,MY FATHER OWNS A LIABILITY COMPANY
OF COCOA AND GOLD IN JOHANESBURG SOUTH AFRICA MY COUNTRY.

AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJIAN COTE D'IVOIRE TO NEGOTIATE ON A COCOA AND GOLD
BUSINESS HE WANTED TO INVEST IN ABIDJAN ONE WEEK HE CAME BACK FROM HIS TRIP
TO ABIDJAN HE HAD A MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH MY MOTHER WHICH MY MOTHER DIED INTSANTLY
BUT MY FATHER DIED
AFTER FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN MY COUNTRY.

IT WAS LIKE MY FATHER KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST
IN PREFECT PEACE HE DISCLOSED TO ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER THAT HE DEPOSITED
THE SUM OF( $18, 500, 000 ) EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS INTO A BANK HERE IN COTED'IVOIRE,THAT THE MONEY WAS MEANT
FOR HIS COCOA
AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO ESTABLISH IN ABIDJAN.

MY FATHER HANDED ME DUCUMENTS COVERING THE LODGEMENT AND INSTRUCTED ME AND
MY SISTER TO SEEK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY BUSINESS PARTNER FOR OUR
LIFE TIME INVESTMENT THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU I HAVE SUCCEDED
IN LOCATING THE BANK HERE IN ABIDJIAN AND I HAVE CONCLUDED WITH MODALITIES
OF TRANSFERRING THE FUND TO AN ACCOUNT ABROAD.

NOW I AM SOLICITING YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT FACILITY
WHERE I CAN TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO SO THAT WE CAN INVEST IT IN ANY LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS IS MY LAST HOPE IN LIFE,I AND MY SISTER
HAVE PROMISED TO GRATIFY YOU WITH 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE
AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES BOTH OF US WILL INCOUNTER,AND THE REST MONEY WILL
BE FOR OUR SETTLEMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.


I AM WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE
CAN DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION.

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE

YOURS SINCERELY

MR ANDREW AND JULIET PHILIP






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