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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: "Omar Dennis" <omardennis@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:18:21 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dearest one

Compliments of the day, i hope this email reaches you in good condition. i
am the above named person,Mr. Dennis Omar 21years old, from Ivory Coast the
son of late Mr&Mrs Omar .It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously
in France during one of his business trips abroad on the 13 of may 2003.

Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been
masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.But God
knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old,and since then
my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on may 13 of
2003 called and told me that he has the sum of Sixteen Million, Eight
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.(US$16,800,000.00 ) compile in a
metallic box and deposited with one of the security company here in Abidjan
Ivroy coast West Africa 10 of febuary 2002

Therefore i do not want you to be surprised at the nature of my contact with
you, the truth is that i actually got your contact on the world wide web
(www) while i was in search of a trustworthy person for assitance. Basically
i need someone sent by God, who will not be of any mischief nor take undue
advantage of my present situation.

Furthermore,I want you to help me remit these funds from the security firm
as i am incapable of doing it myself,my late farther also said that the
security company does not know the content of the safe Box.he decleared it
as family treasure and used my name (Dennis ) to Deposit the Box as his only
son for next of kin. He also explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocaites, That I should seek
for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this
money to and use it for investment purposes.

I want you to assist me in clearing this box from the security company and
then transfering the fund inside the box into your account overseas as a
beneficiary of the fund, and also use it for an investment purpose for me
and as well to further my education.

I am just 21 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know
what to do,this is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of
incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father
actually brought sorrow to my life.I am in a sincere desire of your humble
assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly
regarded.

Finally, i wish to tell you that after you might have remitted/collected the
funds from the security company i intend for you to use the funds for the
following;
1.To start a better life again and as well further my education.
2. Make a charity donation to ophanage home.
3. Meanwhile 20% of the total funds will be for you, for your
Assistance.

I will wait to hear from you in order to give details on how you can claim
the funds on my behalf, i am positive that this will not take too much of
your time. As such i urge you to look at this duty as a call for service
from God, also a call for helping me out of this my present trial, a call to
put a smile on the faces of people in distress.

Best Regards
Omar Dennis


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