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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: "James Perol, Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesperol.esq@barid.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:54:05 -0700
Subject: MSG DATED Monday, August 14, 2017

On Behalf of Marie Gbagbo & Family!


Thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss this with you and I trust that I will have your confidence to work with me in this great business.

This is a very confidential and urgent matter, solely by mutual trust as demanded but will duly be executed legitimately and 100% legally. Therefore, please there is nothing absolutely to panic over this offer, paramount is your total honesty and transparency now and in the nearest future establishment as may be required in this relationship that is based on mutual trust.

I humbly seek your indulgence as a reliable and trustworthy person to help stand as a business associate to my late client, the daughter of ex President Gbagbo, of (Republic of Cote d' Ivoire). Her names are Marie Antoinette Singleton Gbagbo. In 2010 Presidential Election in (Republic of Cote d' Ivoire) there was a serious conflict between the father and the main opposition leader, Mr. Alassane Ouattara currently the President of (REPUBLIC OF COTE D' IVOIRE). The conflict resulted to her father's arrest, who is presently facing prosecution and awaiting trial under the United Nation for genocide at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Netherlands, Currently in Netherlands because of her father’s first trial on Feb 3, 2016, she can be reached on +31858886392.

His wife Simone Gbagbo is serving a 20 years jail term for what the government of (Republic of Cote d' Ivoire) said she had interference into the State Affair and has been ripped off all immunity's and restricted of all access.

His father (ex President Gbagbo, of (Republic of Cote d' Ivoire) had disclosed to her information of a security firm/company in Brussels Belguim, where he made deposit of some funds, while he instructed that the funds should be invested properly in a profitable oriented investment of less tax.

To this end, I seek to know the possibility of having you as a business partner/ investor, to invest this funds into a lucrative business.

kindly revert to me for a more detailed discussion on the aforementioned proposal, I would be happy to do so in whatever medium you find more appropriate for this engagement.

I want you to understand everything about this transaction is legal.

I look forward to your favorable response.


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Regards

James Perol, Esq
BA, LLB, BL, GDLP, LLM.
Legal Practitioner
Regks Impex & ASSOCIATES
Tel: +233 307010624

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