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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: SARAH <ms45032@banglalive.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 11 12:17:44 +0530
Subject: Hello my Dearest One,

Hello my Dearest One,

Good day to you and May God bless you.
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.
I am Miss Sarah Balas 23 years old the only surviving Child and daughter to late Colonel Lucas Jean Balas, my father was one of the Government Army loyal to the Incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo elects in the 28 November 2010 election in Ivory Coast.President Laurent Gbagbo lost the Election and refuse to hand over power to his rival Alassane Dramane Ouattara, My father recognized was the commander in control of export of gold for the Deukoue city of Ivory Coast. Recently the Forces Royal to Mr. Alassane Ouattara invaded the city of Deukoue and killed several people and injured 72 including my parent.

My mother, my younger brother and other family members died immediately but my father was seriously injured and was rushed to a private Hospital, My Father did not survive it but he died on the next day in pains, Before the death of my father at the hospital in Deukoue on 29 march 2011 He called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of ($9.5million, Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). Deposited in one of the finance and security company here in Abidjan the Economic Capital of Cote D'Ivoire, He further told me that he used my name as the next of kin in making the deposit of the funds and ask me to urgently look for an overseas partner who will assist me to claim the funds on my behalf because of my age, After telling me all this he died,
Please for the security of my life here I will appreciate confidentiality in this transaction; As You can see that my life is not save here. I might be killed if seen by the Rebels who have now taking control of the country working as the new government army that assassinated about 33 people and injured 72 including my parents in Deukoue, Please keep this as a secret till when I will go out from this country and come over to Your country.
Read this news bellow so that you can understand about my country.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1043014.stm#overview)
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12129875)
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13061260)

Armed men in uniforms were going house to house in Abidjan looking for Laurent Gbagbo's supporters. Dearest please I really need your urgent assistance now to claim the money out from the Bank and transfer it to your account where the money will be save and invested. I ask you to consider my situation now and help me very fast, Be sincere and honest with me to receive this money into Your bank account. Please bring out Your mind willingly and help me out from this situation, My life is in a serious danger here now, My dear if really You are interested to assist me, Reply me back very urgently with Your personal information.
Send me your full details such as your full NAME, ADDRESS, Your ID CARD and TELEPHONE NUMBER, So that I will introduce You to the finance and security company where this money was deposited by my late father.
I am waiting to hear from You as soon as You read this mail, Please Reply me urgently.
Thank you and God bless.
Yours lovely one
Miss Sarah Balas.























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