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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: "MRS KONAN ALBERTINE" <odesco@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: odesco98@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 13:24:40 +0000
Subject: HELLO

FROM:MRS ALBERTINE KONAN AND FAMILY
LIBERTE 4 NO 5077 - L
DAKAR - SENEGAL.
E-MAIL:K_ALBERTINE@FSMAIL.NET
TELEPHONE :+ 221 548 33 77

DEAR SIR/MADAM

I AM MRS ALBERTINE KONAN WIFE OF LATE DR KONAN KRA JOHNSON FORMER FINANCIAL ADIVISER TO FORMER COTE D'IVOIRE PRESIDENT GEN.GUIE ROBERT THAT WAS ASSASINATED ALONGSIDE WITH MY HUSBAND AT THE EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 19TH SEP 2002.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND HE REVALED TO ME THAT ABOUT $15 MILLION US DOLLARS HE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN DAKAR - SENEGAL.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ACT AS MY LATE HUSBAND BUSINESS ASSOCIATE FOR THE CLAIM OF THIS MONEY AS THIS WAS MADE AS RESULT OF OVER INVOICED ON ARM PURCHASE EXECUTED DURING HIS TENURE IN OFFICE.DUE TO POLITICAL UPREAVAL IN OUR COUNTRY NOW AS YOU MAY HEAR FROM WORLD NEWS IF YOU ARE FAMILAR WITH WORLD TODAY.

I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR FURTHER INVESTMENT PURPOSE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
ON THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY,I SHALL OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL MONEY.PLEASE ENDAVOUR TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE INFORMATION.

EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.AS I KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT BUSINESS WOULD LIKE YOU TO ALSO MANAGE THIS FUND FOR INTO ANY GOOD BUSINESS THAT YOU KNOWS BEST.

KIND REGARDS

MRS ALBERTINE KONAN AND SON




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