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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: hannah_david@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 18:32:39 +0000
Subject: with due respect.

GOODDAY,

MY NAME IS HANNAH DAVID, AN ORPHAN, FROM ANGOLA BUT PRESENTLY IN ABIDJAN
AND MY REASON FOR BEING IN ABIDJAN IS TO RETRIEVE THE BOXES MY LATE FATHER
DEPOSITED IN A COMPANY CALLED INTERLINK SECURITIES BEFORE HIS DEATH.

MY LATE PARENTS NAMES ARE ELDER JEREMY DAVID AND MY MUM, MRS. ROSELINE
DAVID.HE WAS A STRONG POLITICAL ACTIVIST IN ANGOLA. WE EXITED ANGOLA
BECUASE THE GOVT IN POWER WAS LOOKING FOR A MEANS TO KILL MY LATE FATHER
BECUASE OF HIS STAND AGAINST THEIR ILL PRACTICES AGAINST HUMAN NATURE.

IN HIS BID TO SAVE HIS LIFE AND THAT OF HIS FAMILY, WE MOVED FROM ANGOLA
TO ABIDJAN AND THAT WAS BEFORE ABIDJAN HAD THEIR POLITICAL CRISIS IN THE
YEAR 2002. HIS POLITICAL ENEMIES NEVER RELENTED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO KILL
HIM, AS A MATTER OF FACT THEY TRACED US TO ABIDJAN WHERE WE RAN FOR REFUGE
AND THEY SUCCESSFULLY ASSASINATED HIMSELF AND MY MOTHER IN A CAR BOMB
BLAST TWO YEARS AGO, NOVEMBER 2002 TO BE PRECISELY AND SET OUR HOUSE
ABLAZE. SINCE THEN LIFE HAS BEEN TERRIBLE FOR ME.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH NOVEMBER 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A SUM OF US$14.500,000.00(FOURTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN COTE D' IVOIRE.
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY CHILD FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF
THE
FUND. HE HANDED TO ME THE LODGEMENT SLIP WHICH WAS ISSUED TO HIM BY THE
SECURITY COMPANY.

HE ADVISED THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY
CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.(SUCH
AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT). I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS YOUR COMISSION AND ASSISTANCE
FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I
BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU
SIGNIFY YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. I WILL APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD RESPOND
TO MY MAIL UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL. GOD?S BLESSINGS I WISH YOU.

BEST REGARDS,
HANNAH DAVID.



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