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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: "Citit7 Citit7" <citit_7@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:01:11 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE



MRS.ELIZABETH KUNDE TAYLOR
EMAIL; elisontaylor @netscape.net
1/ 12/2005

ATTN. SIR/MADAM

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE


THIS LETTER WAS BOUND OUT OF MY SINCERE DESIRE TO ESTABLISH A BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMERCE CHAMBER (ITCC) IN KENYA. MY NAME IS MRS ELIZABETH KUNDE TAYLOR THE
WIFE OF LATE BATURE KUNDE, WHO WAS THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE UNDRE THE
CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT TIJAN KABA. MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED AND
MUTILATED BY THE MILITARY JUNTA LED BY MAJOR PAUL KOROMA WHEN HE OVERTHREW
PRESIDENT TIJAN KABA LED CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT IN SIERRA LOENE. WELL I DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CIVILIAN WAR AND THE ENSUING POLITICAL
CRISIS IN SEIRRA LEONE THEN AND NOW.

THIS PRESSURE OF WAR FORCED MY AND ME FAMILY INTO EXILE IN DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES. AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND, WE DISCOVERED AMONG MY HUSBAND'S
DOCUMENTS, THAT HE HAS KEPT SOME FUNDS TOTALING EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLAR (US$8.000.000.00) WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE. I AM NOW
UNDER POLITICAL ASYLUM IN THE KENYA WITH TWO OF MY SON WHILE THE ELDEREST
SON IS IN ASYLUM IN THE NETHERLANDS.

MY FAMILY AND I ARE SEEKING FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTED PERSON WHO CAN HELP
US CLAIM AND INVEST THIS FUND.

WE HAVE PROPOSED 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO YOU WHILE 65% FOR MY FAMILY AND 5%
WILL BE FOR ANY MISCELLENIOUS EXPENCES THAT MIGHT COME DURING THE PROCESS OF
CLAIMING AND INVESTING THE FUND.

PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT MY SON IN THE NETHERLANDS AS MY POLITICAL SITUATION
HERE IS NOT CONVINIENT FOR THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY CALL MY SON MR. FAMOUS
KUNDE TAYLOR WITH THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER; +31 61 569 6292 OR EMAIL US WITH
THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE.

PLEASE MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN THIS
TRANSACTION. WE HAVE EVERY NECESSARY DOCUMENT TO RELATING TO THE DEPOSITING
OF THE FUNDS TO THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE,

SIR WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU IN THIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. I WILL EXPLAIN
FULLY AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT US.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MRS. ELIZABETH KUNDE TAYLOR
EMAIL; elisontaylor @netscape.net


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