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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: Chantel Bamba <chantelchantel8@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <chantelbambaa@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:04:40 +0100
Subject: FROM : MISS CHANTEL BAMBA



FROM : MISS CHANTEL BAMBAABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIREWEST-AFRICA
Dear ,
By brief introduction , we are Chantel and Mike, students in Cote d'ivoire and the children of late Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Bamba. Our late parents were killed by the rebels in our residence town of Bouake the second Economic Capital of Cote d'ivoire during the war which started on 19th september 2002. Our father was a wealthy Cocoa Merchant before he was killed together with our mother by the rebels. Our parents were kidnapped and took away but we only met our father in a terrible condition with the red cross officials to whom he was handed half dead. Talking of our mother, our dad confirmed that she could not bear her bullets for only 15 minutes and she gave up. Our father, was hospitalized for some days before his death in a red cross hospital in yammoussokro . But before his death,he secretly disclosed to me as his daugther, US$7 million dollars which he deposited in a bank here on behalf of my younger brother Mike as next of kin. Our father also disclose to me before he gave the ghost that he wanted to invest his fortune abroad. This is why we are honourably seeking your assistance to help us and stand as the beneficiary and foreign partner of our late father and help us in investing the money for us in your country immediately the money transfer to your account abroad.
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 SERVE AS OUR GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM 20 YEARS AND MY BROTHER IS 17YEARS.
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
We agreed to offer you 20% of the total money as your compensation For your effort / input after the successful transfer of this money to your account overseas .
We need your urgent help as at now, we have no other hope of surviving except when this money is transfer overseas for investments.
Please keep this very confidential and private.
Expecting to hear from you,
Best Regard,
Chantel and Mike



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