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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: Micheal Geyan <micheal_geyan147@yahoo.com.br>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:06:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ASSISTANT NEEDED PLEASE.


GOOD DAY,

I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH CONFIDENCE THAT I HAVE CHOSEN A RIGHT PERSON THAT WILL HELP ME TO EXECUTE THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT.

MY NEME IS MICHEAL GEYAN SON TO DR ISAIAH GEYAN OF SIERRA LEONE.MY FATHER DIED 20TH OF JANUARY 2004.I ALSO LOST MY MOTHER WHEN I WAS ONLY ELEVEN YEARS OLD.

MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE SUM OF TWELVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD($12,300,000.00)IN A SECURITY FIRM HERE IN ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE.I AM LOOKING FOR A GOD FEARING FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL COME DOWN HERE IN ABIDJAN AND HELP ME TO RETRIEVE THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY FIRM AND TRANSFAR IT INTO HIS ACOUNT ABROAD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES,THAT IS WHY I CHOOSE YOU TO REPRESENT MY LATE FATHER'S FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER.

AS SOON AS I RECIEVE YOUR REPLY ,I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE COMPANY.I CAME TO ABIDJAN HERE AND HAVE ALREADY MET WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY.
YOU WILL GET 17% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTACE IMMIDIATELY THE TRANSACTION IS OVER.

PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MONEY IS OF NO CRIMINAL ORIGIN AS MY LATE FATHER WAS A GOLD AND DIAMOND MINER IN SIERRA LEONE BEFOER HIS DEATH.HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU ASAP.

THANKS,
MICHEAL GEYAN.



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