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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: gomezakah1@yahoo.com (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 16:25:01 +0530
Subject: Recommened Information by gomez

Hi

This is gomez

Please checkout this link on ExportersIndia.com. I found useful business information on this page. ExportersIndia.com

Search business opportunities, manufacturers Exporters suppliers and buyers, trade leads at Exportersindia.com

I am Gomez Akah, It is My pleasure to write this mail to you. I feltrnimpressed to contact you for help.I have ($2.5 Million USD) I honourably Inherit from my late father, which my late father Mr Ben Akah deposited with a Bank here in Ivory Coast.rnNow I have decided to invest the money in a foreign Buisness, and i want you to assist me get the fund transfered to your country and as soon as you receive the fund i will then come over to your country for proper investment with my own share of the fund, since i am still a young boy and i don't have any buisness ideal.rn rnI have been given 21 working days by the Bank for the collection of the deposited funds b! efore it will be confiscated.rnI will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter, i don't want anything that will jopadize my inheritancernI am just 21 years old and a University undergraduate and really don't know what to do.rnrnI want you to be my foreign partner, becuase i am now an orphan my mother died when i was 8 years and my father died last year but before he gave up at the hosptal he called me on his bed side and told me not to stay here in Ivory Coast because he was assassinated by his political enemies.rn rnThe death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. please I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards..rnYour suggestions and ideals will be highly regarded.rnrnNow permit me to ask these few questions.rn1. Can you honestly help me?rn2. Can I completely trust you?rn3. I am willing to offer you 15% of the total fund and 5% will be for any expensis that mighty occure during the cause of this transaction.rnrnPlease, Co! nsider this and get back to me as soon as possible.rnYours fai! thfully. Gomez Akah.

Regards & Thanks
gomez

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