West African Scams

The Land of Make Believe

The letters below were received via e-mail from 1999 onwards. These 'advance fee' fraud letters come in many guises and are aimed at both private individuals and corporations. These West African criminals are cunning and extremely good at what they do, they prey on their victims gullibility in respect of making a lot of easy money. Do not even consider these schemes as being in any way genuine, YOU WILL LOSE A LOT OF MONEY - BE WARNED AND STAY WELL AWAY!

The letters have been reproduced as received, all grammar and spelling errors are those of the senders. Remember also, that these are only a very small sample of the scam letters out there.

Above is an example of a supporting document for one of these scams. This was sent to us by one of our site visitors. Click image for a larger view.

• The Multi Millions Letter - 1999

• The Ivory Coast Letter - 2000

• The Dem Rep Congo Letter - 8th December 2001

• The Liberian Fortune Letter - 18th January 2002

• The Hidden Millions Letter - 30th January 2002

• The Banque Togolaise Letter - 2nd February 2002

• The Mrs Abacha Letter - 5th February 2002

• The Cameroon Aids Letter - 24th February 2002

• The South African Gold Letter 2nd June 2002

• The Mrs Sese - Seko Letter - 15th June 2002

• The Trapped Funds Letter - 16th June 2002

• The GOBANK Letter - 4th August 2002

• The Cocoa Merchant Letter - 31st August 2002

• The Angola Letter - 15th April 2003

• The Trade Brochure Letter - 26th July 2003