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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Andel Sowyer" <andsowyer@gawab.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:30:36 GMT
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

FROM ANDEL SOWYER

COTE D' IVOIRE, WEST AFRICA.

Email;andel_sowyer@yahoo.ie

 
ATTENTION: GOOD FRIEND,

PERMIT ME  TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU,

I AM ANDEL SOWYER, THE  SON OF LATE CHIEF. EMOS SOWYER
 
 I WAS SEARCHING FOR A GOOD AND RELIABLE PERSON WHO WILL ASSIST ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER MARLENE  IN THIS TRANSACTION.

MY  FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.
 
WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, OUR FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSEWE ARE  MOTHERLESS.
 
BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR  FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL  HERE  IN ABIDJAN.
 
HE SECRETLY CALLED   ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME  THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($16,500,000.00 U.S)  HE DEPOSITED IN A  BANK HERE  IN ABIDJAN, THAT THE MONEY IS BEING KEPT FOR ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER.

 HE LATER DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THE BANK TO ME AND ALSO HANDED OVER THE BANKING DOCUMENTS TO ME AND ASK ME  TO SEEK FOR A REASONABLE FOREIGNER LIKE YOU WHO CAN HELP AND ASSIST US  TRANSFER THE MONEY ABROAD FOR OUR FUTURE.

I  HAVE ALSO MAKE ENQUIRIES TO THE BANK WHERE HE DEPOSITE THE MONEY   AND CONFIRMED IT REAL.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME   THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES THAT I  SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE WE  WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES FOR OUR FUTURE.


DEAR, WE ARE   HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

1) TO SERVE US  AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE WE  ARE    TEENAGERS   STILL LIVING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP  WHERE OUR    LATE FATHER ASK THEM  TO TAKE CARE OF US  WHEN HE WAS AT THE HOSPITAL BEFORE HIS DEATH.

 PLEASE DO HELP US GET THIS  MONEY TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT  BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION OF THIS COUNTRY COTE D'IVOIRE.
 
2) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

MOREOVER, I AM  WILLING TO MAP OUT A VERY GOOD PERCENTAGE FROM THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/ INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS THE COMPLETEMENT OF THIS TRANSFER INTO YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT.


PLEASE SIGNIFY YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST US HENCE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PERSON.

ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
YOUR'S FAITHFULLY,
ANDEL SOWYER

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