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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: hopemaa2 _isreal <hopemaa2_isreal@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:25:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL


FROM: Mrs MARIAM HOPE ISREAL
C/O PRINCE SALIF ISREAL
ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY- COAST)
TEL : (00225) 07-06-85-54

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
ATTN : MANAGING DIRECTOR
REF : INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

Dear sir,

I am writing with my personal respect with regards to
our reposed
personality / firm as a reliable, trustworthy and God
fearing. I got your
contact through the help of chamber of commerce in
Abidjan the capital of
COTE D’IVOIRE . In deed I am the wife of late Mr.
Michael Kovo Isreal from
Sierra Leone. I and my two children are presently
staying in Abidjan as
refugees, my husband was one of the Ministers of
Johnny Paul Koromah’ s
regime in Sierra Leone.

During the intervention of the ECOMOG Soldiers to
restore the presidency
of
Alhaji Tejan KABBAH from Johnny Koroma, my husband
was among the 23
executed
Ministers. As our bread winner is dead ( my husband)
and our stay in Sierra
Leone is no more safe, I and my two children decided
to move to COTE
D’IVOIRE a neighbouring African Country for safety.
Due to our status in
COTE D’IVOIRE as refugees I was forced to lodge our
family funds (USD $ 25.
5 million) and some treasures like gold and diamond
in a Security Company
here in Abidjan.

Ever since then we have been receiving help from our
mission, because we
are staying in one of the visitors villa in the
church premises and attend
fellowship and worship fully. I hope you will be
touched to understand my
request.
You will provide or look for a lucrative venture
where this money can be
invested on. We have agreed to invest our money
viable in any overseas
country through your assistance and directives,
especially in hotel or real
estate management.

Before proceeding, we will get to be more familiar
and also go into an
understanding working agreement because our family’s
future now depends on
this money. The boxes containing the money and
treasures were all
deposited
and registered as a family treasures. This was done
for security reasons.
We would like to know what you will take as your
percentage for assisting
us.

We sincerely wish to introduce and make you our
business partner and
overseer of our proposed investment in your country.
I need potential buyers for the gold and diamond.
We are prepared to send all the documents regarding
to this deposit as soon
as you show your immediate response by phone or by
Fax, do not fail to give
me your telephone and fax numbers.

REGARDS MARIAM HOPE ISREAL




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