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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: david joseph <davidjoseph_2004@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 05:19:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR EARLY REPLY CLEARS MY MIND


Dearest Respectful one,

Am sorry for the inconveniences this might cause you while requesting for your urgent assistant in this matter. I got your contact through my deligent search
for a trustworthy person to assist me to achieve a sustainable future.

I am Joseph and the only child of late Mr and Mrs Okeguale David.
My father was a wealthy cocoa manchant and Cattle Farmer before he was assassinated by unknown gun men.

I lost my mother at a tender age, my father took my responsibility special
until his death. Before his death on the 30th June 2002, He disclose to me and
he deposited sum of eleven million five hundred thousand US dollars(US$11,500,000.m) in a private bank here in Abidjan Cote D´Ivoire.

He further advise me that, i should look for a foreign Investor to assist me to invest
this money in a good venture in abroad, unfortunately, I lost the contact
during burial, since then, things weren't the same as the money remained
unclaimed hence an arrangement have been concluded according to my late
father to transfer the money to any investors bank account for real estates project.

Therefore, I seized this opportunity to seek for your help to assist me in all manner
of expression and claim the fund to enable me achieve my investment desire.

Moreover, I will offer you 20% of the sum as compensation for your kindness as soon as the money is transfered to your bank account on my behalf while 5% will be for any expenses you might incurred during the process of this transaction.
Hoping to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards
MR Joseph David.






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