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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: ambrose akale <ambrose_akale_pj@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 14:41:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM AMBROSE AKALE DOUGBO / URGENT FUND USD$16,500,000,000 ( USD$16.5 MILLION DOLLARS ) TRANSFER ASSISTANCE


DEAR SIR,

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. HOWEVER ,I HAVE DECIDE TO CONTACT YOU WITHOUT NO HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS AND BESTOW THIS TRUST IN YOU ,WHICH I PRAY YOU NOT TO IGNORE OR BETRAY ME .I APOLOGISE IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INCONVENCESS THIS MAY CAUSE YOU. I AM AMBROSE AKALE DOUGBO , THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS. HARRIS DOUGBO .

MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN , THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2000, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.

HOWEVER, BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF USD$16,500,000,000. ( SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A ONE OF THE BANK HERE IN IVORY COAST .

BESIDES MY LATE FATHER 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 A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE,( SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT) .
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.


1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO .


2) TO ARRANGE YOUR URGENT VISIT AND HELP ME COLLECT THE MONEY AND SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.


3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.


YOU SHALL BE GIVEN 25% OF TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT / INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND USD$16,500,000,000 TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.


FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON,


THANKS AND GOD BLESS AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY.

AMBROSE AKALE DOUGBO.


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