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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: henry11@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 20:07:28 +0200
Subject: HENRY AND SISTER


DEAR,

I KNOW THIS MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT WITH DUE
RESPECT,I CONSIDER WRITING YOU FOR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
AFTER MUCH FASTING AND PRAYING CONSIDERING THAT WE HAVE NOT
SEEN YOU FACE TO FACE.

MY NAME IS HENRY MANE AND MY SISTER JANNI, WE ARE THE ONLY CHILDREN
OF LATE CHIEF. DESMOND MANE,
FROM ZULU IN THE RPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ,WE ARE
STUDENTS BUT CURRENTLY IN IVORY COAST FOR A BUSINESS WHICH
I AM ABOUT TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE.

MY FATHER WAS AN AGRICULTURIST AND MADE SO MUCH MONEY FROM
THE SALE OF COCOA AND GOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA AND WAS PLANNING
TO ESTABLISH A COCOA FARM IN (ABIDJAN) IVORY COAST WITH THE
HELP OF HIS IVORIAN FRIEND BEFORE HE MET HIS DEATH
PRECISELY A WEEK AFTER HIS RETURN FROM ABIDJAN IVORY COAST
WHERE HE WENT TO NEGOTIATION.

HE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT HE HAD
WITH MY MOTHER,MY MOTHER DIED INSTANTLY BUT MY FATHER DIED
FOUR DAYS LATER IN A HOSPITAL, AS IF MY FATHER KNEW , HE
REMINDED US THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF ELEVEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAR (11.500.000.00) IN A
SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITH A BANK IN ( ABIDJAN) IVORY COAST AND
ADVICED US TO CONTACT A FOREIGNER TO HELP US TRANSFER THE
MONEY FOR INVESTMENT.

HE GAVE US THE DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE AND LODGEMENT PAPERS.SO
THAT WE CAN RETRIEVE THIS MONEY.WE HAVE ARRIVED IN
(ABIDJAN) IVORY COAST, LOCATED THE BANK AND COMFIRMED THE
DEPOSIT.

NOW WITH MOST HONEST AND CONFIDENTIALITY, I AM
SOLICITING YOUR ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THIS MONEY TO YOUR SAFE
ACCOUNT ABROAD SO THAT WE WOULD INVEST IT IN AGRICULTURE OR
ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS WHICH YOU WOULD INTRODUCE US INTO
OVER THERE .

AS YOU CAN SEE THIS MONEY IS THE ONLY THING LEFT FOR ME AND
MY YOUNGER SISTER, SO WE WANT TO INVEST IT WISELY AND THERE
IS A POLITICAL PROBLEM HERE (IVORY COAST),IT WILL BE VERY
NECESSARY TO TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF THIS COUNTRY FOR
SECURITY REASONS.


A HANDSOME REWARD AWAITS YOU AS YOU CONSIDER TO ASSIST US
TRANSFER THIS MONEY FOR INVESTMENT, YOUR PERCENTAGE WOULD
BE DISCUSSED ON YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST.

I AWAIT ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE WILL
DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION.

THANKS AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
SINCERELY,
HENRY AND SISTER.


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