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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: evansbriggs@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:18:32 +0100
Subject: Please we need your help

FROM : Evans and Sister
Avenue 13 rue 15 Trechville
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I know you might be surprised on recieving this mail due to we
have not met before. By brief introduction , I am Evans Briggs a citizen
of Cote D'Ivoire and the senior Son of late Mr. and Mrs. David Briggs. My
late parents was killed by the rebels in my home town Bouake the second
Economic Capital of Cote D'Ivoire during the recent political Crisis of
19th september 2002.

My parents was a wealthy Cocoa Merchant before they met their suden death.
Before their death in a private hospital , my father secretly disclosed
to me of the total sum of US$9.5 million dollars he deposited in one of
the well known bank here in Abidjan-Cote d Ivoire on behalf of his foriegn
business partner for onward transfer to his foriegn partner overseas account.
My father also told me his intension to invest this money in Allocation
of oil business with companies in countries like Saudi Arabia,Libya, Kuwait,
United Arab Emirate,Iran and Oman.

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance to stand as our Next of Kin
and foreign partner of our late father and to act as guardian of the money
to provide a bank account for the transfer of the sum US$9.5 million dollars.
We have choosen you to assist us invest the money in oil business in any
of this countries or where ever you feel will be the best place. I will
also like you to make arrangement for me and my sister to further our
Education in your country.

We have decided to offer you 18% of the total sum as compensation after
the transfer is made into your account and you will serve as guardian to
the company that you will establish for us. Please get back to us through
the above email address to enable us send you the deposit documents of the
money for you to contact the bank for the transfer of the money into your
account.

Finally ,we are lying helplessly in the house here in Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire.
We need your urgent attention to transfer this money to your account overseas
and our coming to your country for stay. Rebels has occupied our town Bouake
and were in position of our late parents properties we have no other home
until this money is transferred into your account.

Expecting to hear from you.

Evans and Sister .

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