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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: Hariro <webmail@xxxdatingxxx.nl>
Date: 29 Sep 2005 12:53:46 -0000
Subject: FROM TINA CAMARA

Berichtje van Hariro

Verstuurd op 29-09-2005 14:53:46



Bericht:

FROM TINA CAMARA

ABIDJAN(COTE D\'IVOIRE)

WEST AFRICA

EMAIL :tina_c4me@yahoo.fr

tina_c4me@yahoo.fr





ATTN:



APPEAL /FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE

DEAR,

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A BROTHER CALLED HARRISON WHO IS A MEMBER IN THE(XXXDATINGXXX.NL) HERE IN MY COUNTRY COTE D\'IVOIRE.AND AFTER MY PRAYERS AND FASTING, I HAD THE REVELATION THAT YOU WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME. I AM TINA CAMARA, AN IVORIAN IVORY COAST NATIONALITY.THE ONLY DAUTHER OF MR AND MRS.CAMARA MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL . WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON JUNE 24, 2003, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS .BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON MARCH 26,2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME SCRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A SUM OF US$16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D\'IVOIRE.

THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS : REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT . I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS. :



(1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE

TRANSFERRED TO.



(2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I

AM A GIRL OF 23 YEARS OLD.



(3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO

CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.I AM INCLINED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE

TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT

OVERSEAS. PLEASE, SIR I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS

TANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14)WORKING

DAYS FROM NOW.I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

BEST REGARDS.

TINA CAMARA.

N.B: I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR DIRECT

TELEPHONE NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY OF THIS PROPOSAL.

MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU TAKE CARE FOR

AN ORPHAN LIKE ME AMEM.

PRIVATE EMAIL: tina_c4me@yahoo.fr

tina_c4me@yahoo.fr







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