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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: banita moreen <beni_z_4christ01@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:05:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Benita Moreen Zield


From Benita Moreen Zield
Avenue 16 Rue 13nn
Treichville Abidjan
Ivory coast
email contact
beni_z_4christ01@yahoo.ca

My Dear Please Permit me to inform you of my mind, Because I have make up my mind to contact you through this media after going through your profile i decided to contact you for assisting me as a foreign business relation to my late father.

My Name is Benita Moreen Zield, i was born to the family of Mr. Williams Zield.and my father Name is Williams he was a very wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in ACCRA and ABIDJAN respectively, and my mother's name is Sheila Ajia Zield.and I am there only child.well when i was a kid i went to a private schools and things was going on well for me and my parents till when i was in high school when my mother died on the 21ST october 2000 , My father took me so special because i am motherless. and he shower all his love on me.

My father got dead recently.but before the death of my father on the 12th August 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he deposited the sum of fifteen million United State Dollars.($15, 000 000 00) in one bank here in Abidjan the capital city of my country Cote D'Ivoire for investment puposes.

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 foreign partner in a country of my choice where i would investment this money if it happens that i could not see him anymore.

Plesae, i am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as follows.
1) To provide an account wich the money will be transferd and to To assist me and stand as my father's foreign business relation to get this money transfered to you for investment purposes to your country.
2) To serve as the guardian of these fund,since i am too small to handle such amount.
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 effort after the successful transfering of this money into any of your nominated account.

I am expecting to hear from you immediately

please this my private yahoo new box address : beni_z_4christ01@yahoo.ca

God bless you.
Benita Moreen Zield



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